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po⋅lice⋅man

  [puh-lees-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
1. a member of a police force or body.
2. Ice Hockey. enforcer (def. 4).
Origin:
1795–1805; police + -man

Related forms:
po⋅lice⋅man⋅like, adjective

Usage note:
See -man.
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en⋅forc⋅er

  [en-fawr-ser, -fohr-]
–noun
1. a person or thing that enforces.
2. the member of a group, esp. of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
3. a person, esp. a public official, who enforces laws, regulations, rules, or the like.
4. Also called policeman. Ice Hockey. a physically intimidating or willingly belligerent player who is counted on to retaliate when rough tactics are used by the opposing team.
Origin:
1570–80; enforce + -er 1
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po·lice·man   (pə-lēs'mən)   
n.  A man who is a member of a police force.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
enforcer

  1. n.
    a bully; a thug or bodyguard. : Sam is the perfect enforcer. Meaner than all get out.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: po·lice·man
Pronunciation: p&-'lEs-m&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural po·lice·men /-m&n/
: an instrument (as a flat piece of rubber on a glass rod) for removing solids from a vessel (as a beaker)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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policeman po·lice·man (pə-lēs'mən)
n.
An instrument, usually a rubber-tipped rod, for removing solid particles from a glass container.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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