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1. policeman
noun. ['pəˈliːsmən'] a member of a police force.
Synonyms
- inspector
- tec
- copper
- pig
- police chief
- police officer
- state trooper
- bobby
- constabulary
- lawman
- fuzz
- bull
- police matron
- gendarme
- policewoman
- motorcycle policeman
- traffic cop
- law
- police
- speed cop
- investigator
- police detective
- police force
- police constable
- law officer
- constable
- detective
- trooper
- shoofly
- officer
- cop
- police captain
- motorcycle cop
- captain
- peace officer
Antonyms
- woman
- bear
- misconception
- civil law
Etymology
- -man (English)
- police (English)
- police (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
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Rhymes with Policeman
- wiesemann
- reesman
Sentences with policeman
1. Noun, singular or mass
Move the policeman and criminal across together, then the policeman back alone.
Quotes about policeman
1. I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties.
- Patricia Highsmith
2. Oh Jake,"Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together."Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett against me.Yes,"I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?
- Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
3. Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling.
- Beryl Dov