"motormuis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈmoː.tɔrˌmœy̯s/ Audio: Nl-motormuis.ogg Forms: motormuizen [plural], motormuisje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Compound of motor (“motorbike”) + muis (“mouse”). Etymology templates: {{com|nl|motor|muis|gloss1=motorbike|gloss2=mouse}} motor (“motorbike”) + muis (“mouse”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|motormuizen|+|g2=f}} motormuis m or f (plural motormuizen, diminutive motormuisje n)
  1. (Netherlands) a police officer on a motorcycle Tags: Netherlands, feminine, masculine Synonyms (police officer on a motorcycle): zwaantje (english: Belgian Dutch)
    Sense id: en-motormuis-nl-noun-CT151IZ3 Categories (other): Netherlands Dutch, Dutch alliterative compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch alliterative compounds: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'police officer on a motorcycle': 99 1
  2. a biker Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-motormuis-nl-noun-6sRZP6Dd Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Cycling Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Cycling: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1991 September 20, G.M Wieringa, \"Gedrag politie\" (letter to the editor), Leeuwarder Courant, Vol. 240, No. 221, page 8.\nWe zien niet alleen vaker de nieuwe surveillancewagens, ook de ‘motormuizen’ lijken actiever.",
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          "english": "I would like to drive somewhere with a hot biker and have a pleasant tête-à-tête.",
          "ref": "1998 May 27, “Zuid-West Nederland Contactlijn”, in Scheldebode, page 9:",
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