policeman

policeman
policemanlike, adj.
/peuh lees"meuhn/, n., pl. policemen.
1. a member of a police force or body.
2. Ice Hockey. enforcer (def. 4).
[1795-1805; POLICE + -MAN]
Usage. See -man.

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