policeman

po·lice·man

 (pə-lēs′mən)

n.

A man who is a member of a police force.

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policeman

(pəˈliːsmən) or feminine

policewoman

n, pl -men or -women

(Law) a member of a police force, esp one holding the rank of constable. Gender-neutral form: police officer

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po•lice•man

(pəˈlis mən)

n., pl. -men.

a member of a police force.

[1795–1805]

usage: See -man.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

policeman - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" police officer, officer constabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" bobby - an informal term for a British policeman cop, fuzz, copper, pig, bull - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman police captain, police chief, captain - a policeman in charge of a precinct police constable, constable - a police officer of the lowest rank detective, police detective, tec, investigator - a police officer who investigates crimes gendarme - a French policeman inspector - a high ranking police officer law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop - a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) police matron, policewoman - a woman policeman Mountie - colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police shoofly - an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen traffic cop - a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic trooper - a mounted policeman state trooper, trooper - a state police officer

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policeman

noun

A member of a law-enforcement agency:

bluecoat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, police officer, policewoman.

Informal: cop, law.

Slang: bull, copper, flatfoot, fuzz, gendarme, heat, man (often uppercase).

Chiefly British: bobby, constable, peeler.

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Translations

شُرْطِيّ

policista-tka

politibetjentpolitimand

PolizistPolizistin

αστυνομικόςαστυφύλακαςαστυνόμος

policíaagente de policía

poliisi

policiergendarmeagentagent de police

שוטר

policajac

rendőrrendőrnő

lögreglumaîur

poliziottoagentegendarmevigile

警官警察官

경찰관

politieagent

politimann

policjant

agente da políciapolicial

полицейский

policaj

polis

ตำรวจชาย

erkek polispolis

nam cảnh sát

警察

policeman

[pəˈliːsmən] N (policemen (pl)) → guardia m, policía m

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policeman

[pəˈliːsmən] n (in town) → agent m de police, policier m; (in country) → gendarme m
He's a policeman → Il est policier.police officer n → agent mf de police, policier/ière m/fpolice presence n → présence f policièrepolice protection n → protection f de la policepolice record n → casier m judiciaire
to have a police record → avoir un casier judiciairepolice state n → état m policierpolice station n (in town) → poste m de police, commissariat m de police; (in country) → gendarmerie f

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policeman

[pəˈliːsmən] n (-men (pl)) → poliziotto, agente m di polizia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

police

(pəˈliːs) noun plural

the men and women whose job is to prevent crime, keep order, see that laws are obeyed etc. Call the police!; The police are investigating the matter; (also adjective) the police force, a police officer. polisie شُرْطَه полиция polícia policie; policejní die Polizei; Polizei-... politi; politi- αστυνομίαpolicía politsei افراد پلیس poliisi policeמשטרה पुलिस policija, redarstvo rendőrség polisi lögregla polizia; di polizia 警察 경찰 policija policija polis politiepolitipolicja, policjanci پوليس polícia (de) poliţie полиция; полицеиские polícia; policajný policija policija polis ตำรวจ polis 警察 поліція پولس cảnh sát 警察

verb

to supply (a place) with police. We cannot police the whole area. polisieer يُحافِظ على الأمن، يُزوِّد بالشُّرْطَه поддържам ред с полиция policiar obsadit policií überwachen patruljere αστυνομεύωvigilar, mantener el orden politseiga varustama پاسبانی کردن sijoittaa poliiseja envoyer des agents לַעֲשוֹת פְּעוּלַת שִׁיטוּר निगरानी रखना držati red, stegu (pomoću policije) fenntartja a rendet (országban) menyediakan tenaga polisi annast löggæslu í , sorvegliare 警官を配す 치안을 위지 하다 apstatyti policija nodrošināt ar policiju menempatkan polis onder politiebewaking stellen utføre polititjeneste; holde ro og orden obsadzać policjantami ساتنه كول policiar a supra­veghea обеспечивать полицейской охраной nasadiť políciu nadzorovati, skrbeti za red postaviti policiju bevaka, kontrollera, övervaka รักษาความสงบเรียบร้อย güvenliği sağlamak 在...派駐警察 забезпечувати поліцією پولس مہيا کرنا giữ trật tự 在...设置警察

police dog

a dog trained to work with policemen (in tracking criminals, finding drugs etc). polisiehond كَلْب الشُّرْطَه полицейско куче cão policial policejní pes der Polizeihund politihund αστυνομικός σκύλος perro policía politseikoer سگ پلیس poliisikoira chien policier כֶּלֶב מִשטָרָה पुलिस का कुत्ता policijski pas rendőrkutya anjing polisi lögregluhundur cane poliziotto 警察犬 경찰견 tarnybinis šuo policijas suns anjing polis politiehond politihund pies policyjny د پوليس سپى cão polícia câine poliţist полицейская собака policajný pes policijski pes policijski pas polishund สุนัขตำรวจ polis köpeği 警犬 поліцейська собака پولس کا کھوجي کتا cảnh khuyển 警犬

poˈliceman, poˈlicewoman nouns

a member of the police. polisieman شُرْطي полицай policial policista, -tka der/die Polizist(in) politibetjent αστυνομικός, αστυνομικίναpolicía, agente de policía politseinik پلیس poliisi policier/-ière שוטר, שוטרת .सिपाही policajac, redarstvenik (köz)rendőr polisi lögreglumaður/-kona poliziotto, poliziotta 警察官 경찰관 policininkas, policininkė policists; policiste anggota polis politieagent politimann/-kvinne/-betjent policjant, policjantka پوليس polícia poliţist полицейский, женщина-полицейский policajt, -ka policist, policistka policajac polis, polisman ตำรวจ polis 男、女警察 полісмен پولس کا آدمي nhân viên cảnh sát 男、女警察

police station

the office or headquarters of a local police force. The lost dog was taken to the police station. polisiestasie مَحَطَّة شُرْطَه полицейскло управление posto da polícia policejní stanice das Polizeirevier politistation αστυνομικό τμήμαcomisaría politseijaoskond کلانتری poliisiasema poste de police תַּחֲנַת מִשטָרָה पुलिस स्टेशन policijska stanica, redarstvena postaja (rendőr)őrszoba, rendőrség kantor polisi lögreglustöð posto di polizia, commissariato 警察署 경찰서 policijos nuovada policijas iecirknis balai polis politiebureaupolitistasjonpolisa د پوليسو آمريت esquadra da polícia secţie/comisariat de poli­ţie полицейский участок policajná stanica policijska postaja policijska stanica polisstation สถานีตำรวจ karakol 警察局 поліцейський відділок تھانہ đồn cảnh sát 警察局

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policeman

→ شُرْطِيّ policista politimand Polizist αστυνομικός policía poliisi policier policajac poliziotto 警官 경찰관 politieagent politimann policjant agente da polícia, policial полицейский polis ตำรวจชาย erkek polis nam cảnh sát 警察

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