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policeman
noun po·lice·man \pə-ˈlēs-mən\
: a man who is a police officer
Full Definition of POLICEMAN
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>
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First Known Use of POLICEMAN
1801
POLICEMAN Defined for Kids
policeman
noun po·lice·man \pə-ˈlēs-mən\
plural po·lice·men \-mən\
Definition of POLICEMAN for Kids
: a man who is a police officer
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policeman
noun po·lice·man \pə-ˈlēs-mən\
plural po·lice·men \-mən\
Medical Definition of POLICEMAN
: 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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