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Policeman

/pəˈliːsmən/
A person who is trained and authorized to enforce laws and maintain order in communities.

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Examples:

He handed a poker to each of the policemen.

"You will be singing next," was the policemans diagnosis.

The man gave the policeman a piece of paper.

Etymology:

etymology
The term policeman emerged in the late 18th century from police, which traces its roots to the Greek word politeia referring to the states government, and -man,' denoting male gender.

Usage Statistics:

178 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Very Often
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