Plainclothesman

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  • noun. A member of a police force, especially a detective, who wears civilian clothes on duty.
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  • noun. A police officer (especially a detective) who wears civilian clothes when on duty
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  • noun. a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
    • Word Usage
    "Vito surmised he was a plainclothesman and scoffed at the obviousness and absurdity of it."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    detective  investigator  police detective  tec  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bitching  blasé  day-laborer  novelization  somebody  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Bow Street runner  FBI  FBI agent  Federal  G-man  
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