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—
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Examples of policeman in a Sentence
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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The three main protagonists are a celebrated actress, her wealthy businessman husband who is kidnapped and a policeman who was the woman’s friend in earlier years but who has become estranged.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
In photos: Flash flooding devastates parts of Spain 1 of 32
The father of one of those who died in the parking garage, a local policeman, told Spain’s El Mundo newspaper that residents had rushed to move their cars, but the water rose faster than people were expecting, trapping them.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately, Lewis just so happened to recently find himself at the scene of a murder involving none other than Rose's policeman ex-boyfriend Joel (Kyle Gallner), the person who witnessed Rose's self-immolation in the final minutes of the first movie and damned himself in the process.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
And the border is wide open, and Kamala Harris is going into Minnesota trying to bail out rioters and people who are attacking policeman with a bail fund.
—ABC News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
In photos: Flash flooding devastates parts of Spain 1 of 32
The father of one of those who died in the parking garage, a local policeman, told Spain’s El Mundo newspaper that residents had rushed to move their cars, but the water rose faster than people were expecting, trapping them.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately, Lewis just so happened to recently find himself at the scene of a murder involving none other than Rose's policeman ex-boyfriend Joel (Kyle Gallner), the person who witnessed Rose's self-immolation in the final minutes of the first movie and damned himself in the process.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
And the border is wide open, and Kamala Harris is going into Minnesota trying to bail out rioters and people who are attacking policeman with a bail fund.
—ABC News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policeman. Accessed 24 Nov. 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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