noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   A police officer (especially a detective) who wears civilian clothes when on duty.
2. 2
   a male detective who wears civilian clothes on duty wordnet

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archaic termbow street runnerdated labeldetectivedetectivedick

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contemporary designationmodern termuniformed officeruniformed policeman

Etymology

From plainclothes + -man.