Plural of policeman
irregular plural
The plural of policeman is policemen.
Forms of policeman
| Singular | policeman /pəˈliːsmən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | policemen |
| Countable | countable |
Policemen in a sentence
- Still agitated, she watched resentfully as two traffic policemen remounted their motorcycles.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 378
- The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns.From the entry automatic
- As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.From the entry round
- Policemen once patrolled the streets ahorseback.From the entry ahorseback
- Sorry, I’m Italian, and let’s say I see that Sicilian policemen arrest less people in Sicily.2020 June 12, Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales, “Should we defund the police?”, in Capitalisn't, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2026. From the entry Sicilian
Meaning of policeman
- noun A police officer, usually a male.
- noun A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
- noun Any skipper of the genus Coeliades.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of policeman
- What is the plural of policeman?
- The plural of policeman is policemen.
- Is policeman countable?
- Policeman is a countable noun.
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