plainclothesman
noun
a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
plainclothesmen
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pluralof plainclothesman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A squad of plainclothesmen that happened to be nearby was ordered to respond to the call.
From US News ● Aug. 8, 2014
Thousands of police in riot gear were deployed to protect cinemas with plainclothesmen also inside the halls.
From Reuters ● Feb. 12, 2010
The pair are escorted to the writer's hotel room by two plainclothesmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ford flew first to Chicago, where the Secret Service had requested the local police to impose the tightest security in the city's history: some 1,000 patrolmen and plainclothesmen were assigned.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some others try to touch him but the plainclothesmen push them away.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
