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Definitions

gendarme

[zhahn-dahrm, zhahn-darm] / ˈʒɑn dɑrm, ʒɑ̃ˈdarm /

NOUN

patrolman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constable policewoman

STRONG

badge bear blue bluecoat bobby constabulary cop copper corps detective fed flatfoot force heat law narc officer patrol police

WEAK

arm of the law beat cop black and white finest law enforcement patrolwoman peace officer police officer

NOUN

patrolwoman

Synonyms

WEAK

arm of the law badge bear beat cop black and white blue bluecoat bobby constable constabulary cop copper corps detective fed finest flatfoot force heat law law enforcement narc officer patrol patrolman peace officer police police officer policewoman

NOUN

police

Synonyms

STRONGEST

force law enforcement squad troops

STRONG

blue constabulary corps fuzz heat law officers

NOUN

policeman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constable detective man officer patrolman patrolwoman police policewoman

STRONG

badge bear blue bluecoat bobby bull cop copper fed flatfoot force fuzz gumshoe heat law narc oink pig

WEAK

county mounty finest law enforcement peace officer

NOUN

police officer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constable deputy detective marshal military police officer policeman trooper

WEAK

MP arm of the law carabiniere cop flatfoot flic fuzz law enforcement agent law enforcer lawman lawwoman meter maid mounted police officer patrolman patrolwoman peace officer policewoman sheriff the man traffic officer

NOUN

police/police officer

Synonyms

WEAK

arm of the law badge bear beat cop black and white blue bluecoat bobby constable constabulary cop copper corps detective fed flatfoot force heat law law enforcement narc patrol

Antonyms

WEAK

criminal

NOUN

policewoman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constable

STRONG

badge bear blue bluecoat bobby bull cop copper detective fed flatfoot fuzz gumshoe heat law narc officer oink patrolman patrolwoman pig police

WEAK

county mounty finest law enforcement peace officer

Example Sentences

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Outside, TV crews stood at the ready and a comedian dressed as a gendarme sold “genuine fake Swiss passports.”

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Wright also added that a gendarme caught on film with a firearm would be identified and prosecuted.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2022

Spain expelled another deserter, Mohamed Abdellah, a dissident gendarme, to Algeria last August.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022

Mali's gendarme police force said Ms Pétronin was reportedly in the Sikasso area, close to Mali's south-eastern border with Burkina Faso.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2021

After the news, a gendarme would come and turn off the television set, taking home the key.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

gendarme

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