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policeman | policemanlike |

As a noun policeman

is a member of a police force, especially one who is male.

As an adjective policemanlike is

resembling or characteristic of a policeman.

policeman

English

Noun

(policemen)
  • A member of a police force, especially one who is male.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman' s helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.}}
  • (chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.

    • Synonyms

    * (member of a police force) See * (glass rod with rubber cap) rubber policeman

    Antonyms

    * policewoman

    Hypernyms

    * police officer

    Derived terms

    * sleeping policeman

    See also

    * constable English nouns with irregular plurals

    policemanlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.