Masculine
gendarme
Meaning
- (masculine) a member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties
- (masculine) firebug (the insect)
- (masculine) landjäger (a type of sausage)
Concepts
mountee
police constable
John Constable
mounted patrol officer
Synonyms
agent de police
officier de police
John Constable
membre de la police militaire
Translations
gendarme
gendarme
gendarme
jandarma
gendarme
Gendarm
carabiniere rijksveldwachter
χωροφύλακας
دركيFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒɑ̃.daʁm/
Etymology
Singular extracted from plural gendarmes, which arose as a re-spelling of gens d'armes (“people of arms", "armed people”).
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