policeman

English

/pəˈliːsmən/

noun
Definitions
  • A member of a police force, especially one who is male.
  • (chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
  • (entomology) Any skipper of the genus .
  • (ice hockey)

Etymology

Suffix from English police.

Origin

English

police

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