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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But that night a policeman came to the house and told her James had been arrested.
—Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
As an undercover policeman, his job is to loiter near the men’s bathroom at the local shopping mall and seduce passing trade into committing acts of what his superiors would call gross indecency.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Justice Moraes has indeed become one of the most aggressive policemen of the internet in a democracy, ordering social networks to block at least 340 accounts in Brazil since 2020, and often keeping his reasons under seal.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Northern policemen such as Philadelphia constable George Alberti, who actually lived not far from Still, profited by moonlighting as a kidnapper for the plantation economy.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
As an undercover policeman, his job is to loiter near the men’s bathroom at the local shopping mall and seduce passing trade into committing acts of what his superiors would call gross indecency.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Justice Moraes has indeed become one of the most aggressive policemen of the internet in a democracy, ordering social networks to block at least 340 accounts in Brazil since 2020, and often keeping his reasons under seal.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Northern policemen such as Philadelphia constable George Alberti, who actually lived not far from Still, profited by moonlighting as a kidnapper for the plantation economy.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policeman. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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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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