'Gendarme' definitions:
Definition of 'gendarme'
(from WordNet)
noun
A French policeman
Definition of 'Gendarme'
From: GCIDE
- Gendarme \Gen`darme"\, n.; pl. Gendarmes, or Gens d'armes. [F.]
- 1. (Mil.) One of a body of heavy cavalry. [Obs.] [France] [1913 Webster]
- 2. An armed policeman in France. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gendarme'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bailiff,
- beadle,
- beagle,
- bluecoat,
- bobby,
- bound bailiff,
- bull,
- captain,
- catchpole,
- chief of police,
- commissioner,
- constable,
- cop,
- copper,
- deputy,
- deputy sheriff,
- detective,
- dick,
- Dogberry,
- fed,
- federal,
- flatfoot,
- flattie,
- flic,
- fuzz,
- G-man,
- government man,
- gumshoe,
- heat,
- inspector,
- John Law,
- lictor,
- lieutenant,
- mace-bearer,
- marshal,
- mounted policeman,
- MP,
- narc,
- officer,
- paddy,
- patrolman,
- peace officer,
- peeler,
- pig,
- police captain,
- police commissioner,
- police constable,
- police inspector,
- police matron,
- police officer,
- police sergeant,
- policeman,
- policewoman,
- portreeve,
- reeve,
- roundsman,
- sergeant,
- sergeant at arms,
- shamus,
- sheriff,
- superintendent,
- the cops,
- the fuzz,
- the law,
- tipstaff,
- tipstaves,
- trooper