gendarme
Meaning
- A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
- A policeman.
- A rock pinnacle on a mountain ridge.
Synonyms
mounted patrol officer
mountee
police office
armed policeman
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒɒn.ˈdɑːm/
Etymology
Borrowed from French gendarme, from plural gendarmes, a re-spelling of gens d'armes (“people of arms", "armed people”).
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