policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlēs-mən 
1
: a member of a police force
2
: one held to resemble a policeman
making the United States the policeman for the whole wide world—
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Examples of policeman in a Sentence
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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As Aqua returned home, Clint called fellow policeman Ellis Stagger (Richard Armitage) in a frantic hurry, asking him to run an address search for Aqua and send it to him immediately.
—Yasmin Garaad, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
As the authorities prepared to reopen the hospital and journalists waited, gang opened fire, killing several journalists and a policeman, while wounding others.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
There’s a cumulative power to this story of a policeman who investigates a strange series of events in a small town and basically discovers ancient evil, an epic tale that rewards your commitment with a final act that’s devastating and unforgettable.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
But the coup de gras on the final night might been the sight of policemen on horses that were adorned by giant friendship bracelets around their necks.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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Yasmin Garaad, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
As the authorities prepared to reopen the hospital and journalists waited, gang opened fire, killing several journalists and a policeman, while wounding others.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
There’s a cumulative power to this story of a policeman who investigates a strange series of events in a small town and basically discovers ancient evil, an epic tale that rewards your commitment with a final act that’s devastating and unforgettable.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
But the coup de gras on the final night might been the sight of policemen on horses that were adorned by giant friendship bracelets around their necks.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policeman. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlē-smən
Medical Definition
policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlēs-mən
plural policemen
-mən
: an instrument (as a flat piece of rubber on a glass rod) for removing solids from a vessel (as a beaker)
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