noun. A man who is a member of a police force.

noun. One of the ordinary police, whose duty it usually is to patrol a certain beat for a fixed period, for the protection of property and for the arrest of offenders, and to see that the peace is kept.

noun. In entomology, a soldier-ant.

noun. In coal-mining, a wood or iron guard around or covering the mouth of a pit, or placed at mid-workings.

noun. A kind of swab, used for cleaning vials, etc., made by slipping a piece of rubber tubing over the end of a glass rod.

noun. A member of a body of police; a constable.

noun. A member of a police force, especially one who is male.

noun. A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.

noun. a member of a police force

"i have a story that is slightly similar (only without the abduction part). when i was sixteen, a london policeman became very enamored of me when i was staying at my grandparents, and so decided to find out where i lived (80 miles from London) and stalk me each day after school. he was a *policeman* for chrissakes. (and 32, EWWW)."

law officer  lawman  peace officer  

Mountie  bobby  bull  captain  constable  

clerk  constable  cop  doctor  farmer  

Dogberry  G-man  John Law  MP  Robert