GENDARME

gendarme

(noun) a French policeman

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gendarme (plural gendarmes or gensdarmes)

A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.

Policeman.

A rock pinnacle on a mountain ridge.

Synonyms

• (police officer): see police officer

Anagrams

• red mange

Source: Wiktionary


Gen`darme", n.; pl. Gendarmes, or Gens d'armes. Etym: [F.]

1. (Mil.)

Definition: One of a body of heavy cavalry. [Obs.] [France]

2. An armed policeman in France. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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