"plainclothesperson" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: plainclothespersons [plural], plainclothespeople [plural]
Etymology: From plainclothes + -person. Etymology templates: {{af|en|plainclothes|-person}} plainclothes + -person Head templates: {{en-noun|s|plainclothespeople}} plainclothesperson (plural plainclothespersons or plainclothespeople)
  1. (rare) A police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law enforcement

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From plainclothes + -person.",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    }
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Law enforcement",
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          "parents": [
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            "Emergency services",
            "Law",
            "Crime",
            "Public safety",
            "Justice",
            "Criminal law",
            "Society",
            "Public administration",
            "Security",
            "All topics",
            "Government",
            "Fundamental",
            "Politics"
          ],
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        "A police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "detective",
          "detective"
        ],
        [
          "civilian",
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        ],
        [
          "on duty",
          "on duty"
        ]
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        "(rare) A police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From plainclothes + -person.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "English lemmas",
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        "English terms with rare senses",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
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        "A police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty."
      ],
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        [
          "police officer",
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        ],
        [
          "detective",
          "detective"
        ],
        [
          "civilian",
          "civilian"
        ],
        [
          "on duty",
          "on duty"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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