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Synonyms for policeman


Grammar : Noun
Spell : puh-lees-muh n
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈlis mən

Top 10 synonyms for policeman Other synonyms for the word policeman

Définition of policeman

Origin :
  • 1790, from police (n.) + man (n.).
  • noun law enforcement officer
Example sentences :
  • He was stopped by a policeman, who demanded, "Whose bag is that, Johnny?"
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • A policeman told me that he lived on this street, and that his name is Calkins.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • I would dismiss every policeman at once, with thanks, if I were you.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • I am not sure that Policeman Duffer would have recognized him.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • The whole air of him, though he was in civilian's clothes, proclaimed the policeman.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • An awning from the house door to the curbstone, and a policeman!
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • There was nothing to be done but, in policeman's language, 'move on.'
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • They evidently sympathized with their comrade's objection to the duties of a policeman.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • "The policeman would lock you up if you were to do that," she replied.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The by-standers went their ways, and the Chinaman, assisted by the policeman, his own.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
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