"policeman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈliːsmən/ Audio: en-us-policeman.ogg , En-uk-policeman.ogg Forms: policemen [plural]
Etymology: From police + -man. Etymology templates: {{af|en|police|-man}} police + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|policemen}} policeman (plural policemen)
  1. (law enforcement) A male police officer, sometimes used for any police officer regardless of gender. Wikidata QID: Q384593 Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Occupations Categories (lifeform): Skippers Synonyms (member of a police force): police officer
    Sense id: en-policeman-en-noun-en:Q384593 Disambiguation of Occupations: 20 30 14 35 Disambiguation of Skippers: 18 37 33 12 Topics: government, law-enforcement Disambiguation of 'member of a police force': 100 0 0 0
  2. (chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Occupations Categories (lifeform): Skippers Synonyms (glass rod with rubber cap): rubber policeman
    Sense id: en-policeman-en-noun-bmLbhp6Y Disambiguation of Occupations: 20 30 14 35 Disambiguation of Skippers: 18 37 33 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 36 21 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 23 34 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 41 19 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 41 19 16 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'glass rod with rubber cap': 0 100 0 0
  3. (entomology) Any skipper of the genus Coeliades. Categories (topical): Entomology, Occupations Categories (lifeform): Skippers
    Sense id: en-policeman-en-noun-qHiyUqdd Disambiguation of Occupations: 20 30 14 35 Disambiguation of Skippers: 18 37 33 12 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  4. (ice hockey) Synonym of enforcer Categories (topical): Ice hockey, Occupations, People Categories (lifeform): Skippers Synonyms: enforcer [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-policeman-en-noun-ArA6RfsJ Disambiguation of Occupations: 20 30 14 35 Disambiguation of People: 1 1 18 80 Disambiguation of Skippers: 18 37 33 12 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: community policeman, military policeman, policemanlike, policemanly, policemanship, silent policeman, sleeping policeman, world policeman Related terms: constable

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fe/En-us-policeman.ogg/En-us-policeman.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/En-us-policeman.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-policeman.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/14/En-uk-policeman.ogg/En-uk-policeman.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/En-uk-policeman.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "member of a police force",
      "word": "police officer"
    },
    {
      "sense": "glass rod with rubber cap",
      "word": "rubber policeman"
    }
  ],
  "word": "policeman"
}

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