policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlēs-mən 
1
: a member of a police force
2
: one held to resemble a policeman
making the United States the policeman for the whole wide world—
R. B. Long
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Examples of policeman in a Sentence
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Two other former policemen indicted in the case have pleaded guilty.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
Israeli forces, which have deepened their incursions into Rafah, near the border with Egypt, killed four Palestinian policemen and wounded eight others, in an air strike on their vehicle on Saturday, health officials said.
—Samia Nakhoul, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
In 1965: People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched white policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2024
This incident was so off base that the policeman was immediately arrested and put in jail.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
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Debbie Elliott, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
Israeli forces, which have deepened their incursions into Rafah, near the border with Egypt, killed four Palestinian policemen and wounded eight others, in an air strike on their vehicle on Saturday, health officials said.
—Samia Nakhoul, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
In 1965: People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched white policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2024
This incident was so off base that the policeman was immediately arrested and put in jail.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policeman. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlē-smən
Medical Definition
policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlēs-mən
plural policemen
-mən
: an instrument (as a flat piece of rubber on a glass rod) for removing solids from a vessel (as a beaker)
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