Meaning & use
gendarme
A member of a French police force that has military status and duties among the civilian population.
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A gendarme directed traffic around the accident on the mountain road.
The novel's detective often relies on a local gendarme to gather information in small villages.
A note on using this word
Gendarme is a French loanword also used for similar military police forces in other French-influenced countries.
Words with a similar meaning
police officer
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