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A member of a law-enforcement agency

• peeler

  1. One that peels, especially a kitchen implement for peeling the rinds or skins from fruits or vegetables.
  2. A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce.
  3. (Pejorative, slang) A woman (less commonly a man) who removes her clothing for entertainment. A stripper.

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  1. One that peels, especially a kitchen implement for peeling the rinds or skins from fruits or vegetables.
  2. A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce.
  3. (Pejorative, slang) A woman (less commonly a man) who removes her clothing for entertainment. A stripper.

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• constable

  1. (Chiefly British) A police officer.
  2. A medieval officer of high rank, usually serving as military commander in the absence of a monarch.
  3. A peace officer in a town or village, with powers and jurisdiction somewhat more limited than those of a sheriff

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  1. (Chiefly British) A police officer.
  2. A medieval officer of high rank, usually serving as military commander in the absence of a monarch.
  3. A peace officer in a town or village, with powers and jurisdiction somewhat more limited than those of a sheriff

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• bobby

  1. (Brit., Informal) A British policeman
  2. A police officer.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

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  1. (Brit., Informal) A British policeman
  2. A police officer.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

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• man

  1. (Slang) A person or group felt to be in a position of power or authority. Used with the:
  2. (Informal) Used as a familiar form of address for a man:
  3. Any extinct hominid, as Neanderthal man

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  1. (Slang) A person or group felt to be in a position of power or authority. Used with the:
  2. (Informal) Used as a familiar form of address for a man:
  3. Any extinct hominid, as Neanderthal man

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• heat

  1. The transfer of energy from one body to another as a result of a difference in temperature or a change in phase.
  2. The quality of being hot; hotness: in physics, heat is considered a form of energy existing as the result of the random motion of molecules and is the form of energy that is transferred between bodies as a result of their temperature difference
  3. The warming of a room or building by a furnace or another source of energy:

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  1. The transfer of energy from one body to another as a result of a difference in temperature or a change in phase.
  2. The quality of being hot; hotness: in physics, heat is considered a form of energy existing as the result of the random motion of molecules and is the form of energy that is transferred between bodies as a result of their temperature difference
  3. The warming of a room or building by a furnace or another source of energy:

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• gendarme

  1. A police officer; esp., a French police officer
  2. A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
  3. A member of the French national police organization constituting a branch of the armed forces with responsibility for general law enforcement.

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  1. A police officer; esp., a French police officer
  2. A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
  3. A member of the French national police organization constituting a branch of the armed forces with responsibility for general law enforcement.

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• fuzz

  1. (Slang, dated, with "the") The police.
  2. A mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles; down:
  3. A blurred, distorted audio effect deliberately produced when amplifying the sounds of an electronic musical instrument, as by overloading an amplification circuit

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  1. (Slang, dated, with "the") The police.
  2. A mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles; down:
  3. A blurred, distorted audio effect deliberately produced when amplifying the sounds of an electronic musical instrument, as by overloading an amplification circuit

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• flatfoot

  1. A condition in which a foot has a flat or dropped instep arch, with the entire sole meeting the ground
  2. A person having the above condition
  3. (Colloquial, archaic, pejorative, law enforcement) (plural typically flatfoots) A policeman

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  1. A condition in which a foot has a flat or dropped instep arch, with the entire sole meeting the ground
  2. A person having the above condition
  3. (Colloquial, archaic, pejorative, law enforcement) (plural typically flatfoots) A policeman

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• bull

  1. A person regarded as like a bull in size, strength, etc.
  2. An official document, edict, or decree, esp. one from the pope
  3. A person who buys commodities or securities in anticipation of a rise in prices or who tries by speculative purchases to effect such a rise.

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  1. A person regarded as like a bull in size, strength, etc.
  2. An official document, edict, or decree, esp. one from the pope
  3. A person who buys commodities or securities in anticipation of a rise in prices or who tries by speculative purchases to effect such a rise.

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• law

  1. A way of life:
  2. The system of judicial administration giving effect to the laws of a community:
  3. Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:

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  1. A way of life:
  2. The system of judicial administration giving effect to the laws of a community:
  3. Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:

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• cop

  1. A cone-shaped roll of thread or yarn coiled round a spindle
  2. A police officer.
  3. One that regulates certain behaviors or actions:

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  1. A cone-shaped roll of thread or yarn coiled round a spindle
  2. A police officer.
  3. One that regulates certain behaviors or actions:

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• policewoman

  1. A female police officer.
  2. A woman who is a member of a police force.

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  1. A female police officer.
  2. A woman who is a member of a police force.

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• police officer

  1. A policeman or policewoman.
  2. A member of a police force
  3. An officer in a law enforcement agency.

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  1. A policeman or policewoman.
  2. A member of a police force
  3. An officer in a law enforcement agency.

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• policeman

  1. A member of a police force, especially one who is male.
  2. A man who is a member of a police force.

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  1. A member of a police force, especially one who is male.
  2. A man who is a member of a police force.

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• police

  1. The governmental department (of a city, state, etc.) organized for keeping order, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and prosecuting crimes
  2. (Archaic) The regulation within a community of morals, safety, sanitation, etc.; public order; law enforcement
  3. A body of government employees trained in methods of law enforcement and crime prevention and detection and authorized to maintain the peace, safety, and order of the community.

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  1. The governmental department (of a city, state, etc.) organized for keeping order, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and prosecuting crimes
  2. (Archaic) The regulation within a community of morals, safety, sanitation, etc.; public order; law enforcement
  3. A body of government employees trained in methods of law enforcement and crime prevention and detection and authorized to maintain the peace, safety, and order of the community.

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• peace officer

  1. A law enforcement officer, such as a sheriff, who is responsible for maintaining civil peace.
  2. An officer entrusted with maintaining law and order, as a sheriff, constable, or policeman

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  1. A law enforcement officer, such as a sheriff, who is responsible for maintaining civil peace.
  2. An officer entrusted with maintaining law and order, as a sheriff, constable, or policeman

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• patrolwoman

  1. A female patrolman
  2. A policewoman who patrols or polices an assigned area.

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  1. A female patrolman
  2. A policewoman who patrols or polices an assigned area.

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• patrolman

  1. A policeman who patrols or polices an assigned area.
  2. A police officer, especially a junior one who does patrol instead of detection or supervising other policemen.
  3. A person who patrols; esp., a police officer assigned to patrol a specific beat

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  1. A policeman who patrols or polices an assigned area.
  2. A police officer, especially a junior one who does patrol instead of detection or supervising other policemen.
  3. A person who patrols; esp., a police officer assigned to patrol a specific beat

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• officer

  1. One who holds an office of authority or trust in an organization, such as a corporation or government.
  2. A person licensed in the merchant marine as master, mate, chief engineer, or assistant engineer.
  3. A person appointed to a position of authority in the armed forces; specif., commissioned officer

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  1. One who holds an office of authority or trust in an organization, such as a corporation or government.
  2. A person licensed in the merchant marine as master, mate, chief engineer, or assistant engineer.
  3. A person appointed to a position of authority in the armed forces; specif., commissioned officer

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• finest

  1. (Informal) The members of the police force (of a specified city)

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  1. (Informal) The members of the police force (of a specified city)

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• bluecoat

  1. A policeman
  2. A U.S. soldier of the 19th cent.
  3. A person who wears a blue uniform, especially a police officer.

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  1. A policeman
  2. A U.S. soldier of the 19th cent.
  3. A person who wears a blue uniform, especially a police officer.

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