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policeman
/pəˈlismən/
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What does policeman mean?
noun
- A police officer, usually a male.
- A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
- Any skipper of the genus Coeliades.
More meanings (1)
noun
- Synonym of enforcer.
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IPA pronunciation
/pəˈlismən/
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At half-past eight the door opened, the policeman appeared, and, requesting them to follow him, led the way to an adjoining hall.
To satisfy Jurgis he had asked the policeman, and brought back the message that the thing was not to be thought of.
More book examples (3)
The ugly noises were the occasional footfalls of a policeman and the persistent calling of ducks and geese in the closed market.
Then the harlequin rushed right into the arms of the policeman and fell on top of him, amid a roar of applause.
The next instant a policeman had me by the shoulders and was shaking me as if I had been a bad child.