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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Willis, known for portraying the policeman and sometimes a naval officer in the group, spoke with Morning Edition about the upcoming performance.
—Phil Harrell, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Nathan Howard | Reuters President Joe Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation that clears the way for teachers, firefighters, policeman and other public sector workers who also receive pension income to receive increases in their Social Security benefits.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Will the world's policeman once again assert order?
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Her husband, a policeman who had become a target of the government, had fled the country for the United States, forcing Emily and her two children to go into hiding.
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Phil Harrell, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Nathan Howard | Reuters President Joe Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation that clears the way for teachers, firefighters, policeman and other public sector workers who also receive pension income to receive increases in their Social Security benefits.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Will the world's policeman once again assert order?
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Her husband, a policeman who had become a target of the government, had fled the country for the United States, forcing Emily and her two children to go into hiding.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policeman. Accessed 26 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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