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policeman

[puh-lees-muhn] / pəˈlis mən /


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While working as a military policeman there, he joined a judo club.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the postman and the trolley motorman and half a dozen policemen from the Haarlem Police Headquarters just around the corner.

From Literature

A rather worried-looking policeman did come to the house later that same evening to question Mutti about the elephant we were keeping in our garden.

From Literature

Asked if she could remember specifically who it was who had reassured her, the woman replied it was someone "higher" than a policeman.

From BBC

Having had a cardiac arrest, his life was saved by three of his teammates – a policeman, a firefighter and a flight attendant - who gave CPR for 15 minutes before help arrived.

From BBC