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policeman.

A police officer, usually a male.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈliːsmən/
  1. A police officer, usually a male.

  2. A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.

  3. Any skipper of the genus Coeliades.

  4. Synonym of enforcer.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek πολῑ́της (polī́tēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā)bor. Latin politiabor. Middle French policeder. English police Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English policeman From police + -man.

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