plainclothes

American  

[playn-klohz, -klohthz] / ˈpleɪnˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /

adjective

1. wearing civilian clothing, or plain clothes, instead of a uniform, especially of police officers on duty.

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Example Sentences

County residents encountering plainclothes or masked agents who refuse to identify themselves or show ID.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite their plainclothes attire, U.S. troops are conspicuous as they wander around Rzeszów with big grins that are very un-Eastern European.

From The Wall Street Journal

A plainclothes agent pointed his gun at a female driver in Santa Ana last week, and two shootings involving ICE agents took place in Southern California late last month.

From Los Angeles Times

The brief, but tense encounter Sunday, caught partially on video, raises concerns as it joins a growing list of cases of masked and plainclothes agents being mistaken for criminals and vice versa.

From Los Angeles Times

The checkpoints, some manned by RSF fighters and others by Arab militia, are sometimes overseen by just one armed man in plainclothes, who demands a fee.

From BBC