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Definitions

gendarme

[zhahn-dahrm, zhahn-darm] / ˈʒɑn dɑrm, ʒɑ̃ˈdarm /
NOUN
patrolman
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constable policewoman
STRONG
badge bear blue bluecoat bobby constabulary cop copper corps detective fed flatfoot force heat law narc officer patrol police
WEAK
arm of the law beat cop black and white finest law enforcement patrolwoman peace officer police officer
NOUN
patrolwoman
Synonyms
WEAK
arm of the law badge bear beat cop black and white blue bluecoat bobby constable constabulary cop copper corps detective fed finest flatfoot force heat law law enforcement narc officer patrol patrolman peace officer police police officer policewoman
NOUN
police
Synonyms
STRONGEST
force law enforcement squad troops
STRONG
blue constabulary corps fuzz heat law officers
NOUN
policeman
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constable detective man officer patrolman patrolwoman police policewoman
STRONG
badge bear blue bluecoat bobby bull cop copper fed flatfoot force fuzz gumshoe heat law narc oink pig
WEAK
county mounty finest law enforcement peace officer
NOUN
police officer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constable deputy detective marshal military police officer policeman trooper
WEAK
MP arm of the law carabiniere cop flatfoot flic fuzz law enforcement agent law enforcer lawman lawwoman meter maid mounted police officer patrolman patrolwoman peace officer policewoman sheriff the man traffic officer
NOUN
police/police officer
Synonyms
WEAK
arm of the law badge bear beat cop black and white blue bluecoat bobby constable constabulary cop copper corps detective fed flatfoot force heat law law enforcement narc patrol
Antonyms
WEAK
criminal
NOUN
policewoman
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constable
STRONG
badge bear blue bluecoat bobby bull cop copper detective fed flatfoot fuzz gumshoe heat law narc officer oink patrolman patrolwoman pig police
WEAK
county mounty finest law enforcement peace officer

Example Sentences

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Outside, TV crews stood at the ready and a comedian dressed as a gendarme sold “genuine fake Swiss passports.”

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

The boat was rescued from there by the Senegalese gendarme and brought to Saint-Louis.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Wright also added that a gendarme caught on film with a firearm would be identified and prosecuted.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2022

Mali's gendarme police force said Ms Pétronin was reportedly in the Sikasso area, close to Mali's south-eastern border with Burkina Faso.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2021

After the news, a gendarme would come and turn off the television set, taking home the key.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.