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# policeman

«policeman» in Mova's school dictionary: **a man who is a member of the police, the people whose job…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a policeman, policemen)

### meaning for a pupil

A policeman is a man who is a member of the police, the people whose job is to keep people safe and make sure laws are obeyed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons children learn that a police officer is someone to go to if they are lost or in danger, and to call the emergency number (999 in the UK and Ireland, 911 in the USA and Canada, 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand). In stories a policeman catches thieves, helps people cross roads, or asks questions. Phrases: a friendly policeman, ask a policeman, the policeman on the corner.

### examples

- The policeman helped the old lady cross the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/#x1)
- If you get lost, look for a policeman or police officer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/#x2)
- Two policemen came to talk to our class about safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/#x3)
- The policeman wrote down what the boy had seen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/#x4)
- My uncle is a policeman in Dublin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/#x5)
- A policeman on a horse rode through the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/#x6)
- "What's the matter, old man?" asked a sympathizing policeman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/#x7)

### note

Plural: policemen (not «policemans»). A woman is a «policewoman», and the general word for anyone is «police officer». «The police» is plural: «The police are coming». Pronounce the plural -men the same as -man in fast speech, but spell it with e.

### In the corpora

- [They'll keep sleeping at Toad Hall: Toad may be brought back any moment — on a stretcher, or between two policemen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat/12/)
- [Two fields away, a chauffeur and two large country policemen are running after him!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/64-willows-ch10-part4-into-the-horse-pond/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «policeman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/policeman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.