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policeman
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[ noun ] (law) a member of a police force
Synonyms Examples "it was an accident, officer" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)After a long , hot controversy , Miller_County has a new school_superintendent , elected , as a policeman put it , in the `` coolest election I ever saw in_this county '' . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Heavy_coated , severe looking policemen sat astride noble horses along the curbside to prevent the revellers from spilling_out in_front of the crawling traffic . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)Arlene was boosting them up when the policeman came_by . The policeman 's eyes rather popped for a second ; but then Arlene got another tone in a hurry , and she said , `` If it was n't for these dear children '' - . The policeman got a confused , funny look on his face , and he had answered kind_of politely , `` Now , look_here , lady : I know you got to entertain these kids and all . |
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