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—
R. B. Long
R. B. LongExamples of policeman in a Sentence
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Eya was just 9-years-old when both her parents were shot by hooded, uniformed policemen at around three in the morning in August 2016.
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One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The United States, in other words, is not just abandoning its historical role as the world’s clean-governance policeman.
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Did American policemen actually carry guns?
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The United States, in other words, is not just abandoning its historical role as the world’s clean-governance policeman.
—Elizabeth David-Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
Did American policemen actually carry guns?
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for policeman
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policeman. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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