policeman
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po·lice·man
(pə-lēs′mən)n.
A man who is a member of a police force.
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policeman
(pəˈliːsmən) or femininepolicewoman
n, pl -men or -women
(Law) a member of a police force, esp one holding the rank of constable. Gender-neutral form: police officer
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po•lice•man
(pəˈlis mən)n., pl. -men.
a member of a police force.
[1795–1805]
usage: See -man.
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Noun | 1. | policeman - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" constabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" bobby - an informal term for a British policeman police constable, constable - a police officer of the lowest rank gendarme - a French policeman inspector - a high ranking police officer motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop - a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) police matron, policewoman - a woman policeman Mountie - colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police shoofly - an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen traffic cop - a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic trooper - a mounted policeman state trooper, trooper - a state police officer |
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policeman
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Translations
policista-tka
politibetjentpolitimand
poliisi
policajac
rendőrrendőrnő
lögreglumaîur
警官警察官
경찰관
policaj
polis
ตำรวจชาย
nam cảnh sát
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policeman
[pəˈliːsmən] n (in town) → agent m de police, policier m; (in country) → gendarme mHe's a policeman → Il est policier.police officer n → agent mf de police, policier/ière m/fpolice presence n → présence f policièrepolice protection n → protection f de la policepolice record n → casier m judiciaire
to have a police record → avoir un casier judiciairepolice state n → état m policierpolice station n (in town) → poste m de police, commissariat m de police; (in country) → gendarmerie f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
police
(pəˈliːs) noun plural the men and women whose job is to prevent crime, keep order, see that laws are obeyed etc. Call the police!; The police are investigating the matter; (also adjective) the police force, a police officer.
verb to supply (a place) with police. We cannot police the whole area.
police dog a dog trained to work with policemen (in tracking criminals, finding drugs etc).
poˈliceman, poˈlicewoman nouns a member of the police.
police station the office or headquarters of a local police force. The lost dog was taken to the police station.
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policeman
→ شُرْطِيّ policista politimand Polizist αστυνομικός policía poliisi policier policajac poliziotto 警官 경찰관 politieagent politimann policjant agente da polícia, policial полицейский polis ตำรวจชาย erkek polis nam cảnh sát 警察Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009