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plainclothesperson

plainclothesperson noun: a police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty.

Noun

plainclothesperson (plural plainclothespersons or plainclothespeople)

  1. (rare) A police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty.

Forms of plainclothesperson

pluralplainclothespersons
pluralplainclothespeople

Origin of plainclothesperson

From plainclothes + -person.

Questions about plainclothesperson

What does plainclothesperson mean?
Plainclothesperson means a police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty.
What part of speech is plainclothesperson?
Plainclothesperson is a noun.
What is the plural of plainclothesperson?
The plural of plainclothesperson is plainclothespersons.

Words near plainclothesperson in the dictionary

  1. plainclothes man
  2. plainclothes men
  3. plainclothesman
  4. plainclothesmen
  5. plainclothespeople
  6. plainclothesperson
  7. plainclothespersons
  8. plainclotheswoman
  9. plainclotheswomen
  10. plaine
  11. plained

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