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policeman - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" |
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lawman,
law officer,
peace officer an officer of the law
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constabulary,
law,
police,
police force the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
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bobby an informal term for a British policeman
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bull,
cop,
copper,
fuzz,
pig a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
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captain,
police captain,
police chief a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
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constable,
police constable a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
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detective,
investigator,
police detective,
tec a police officer who investigates crimes
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gendarme a French policeman
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inspector a high ranking police officer
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motorcycle cop,
motorcycle policeman,
speed cop a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
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policewoman,
police matron a woman policeman
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mountie colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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shoofly a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck)
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traffic cop a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
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trooper a mounted policeman
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state trooper,
trooper a mounted policeman
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