English > policeman: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A member of a police force. |
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| Synonyms | police officer, officer |
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| Member of | police, police force, constabulary, law | The force of policemen and officers |
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| Narrower | Mountie | colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
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| bobby | An informal term for a British policeman |
| bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman |
| captain, police captain, police chief | A policeman in charge of a precinct |
| constable, police constable | A police officer of the lowest rank |
| detective, investigator, tec, police detective | A police officer who investigates crimes |
| gendarme | A French policeman |
| inspector | A high ranking police officer |
| motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop | A policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) |
| police matron, policewoman | A woman policeman |
| shoofly | An undercover police officer who investigates other policemen |
| traffic cop | A policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic |
| trooper | A mounted policeman |
| trooper, state trooper | A state police officer |
| Broader | lawman, law officer, peace officer | An officer of the law |
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| Spanish | agente de policía, agente, guardia, oficial, paco, policial, policía |
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| Catalan | agent de policia, agent, guàrdia, oficial, policia |
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