flatfoot

noun

ˈflat-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce flatfoot (audio)
Definition of flatfootnext
slang
as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion

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  1. policeman
  2. cop
  3. officer
  4. constable
Noun
  • Sugar’s purpose in this earthly life — to reunite lost families in the City of Angels — is crumbling under the maddening impossibility of convicting a policeman of a crime in a world where the crime is the point.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The movie focuses on a murder of a shepherd unraveled by his flock, which aids a somewhat hapless rural policeman in solving the crime.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of policeman
Noun
  • The cops then obtained a search warrant for Klayme’s residence and took phones and laptops from his bedroom.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • In contrast, why is Alice the one at a new job when her cop boyfriend is the one who hurt her?
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of cop
Noun
  • When officers approached the vehicle, the man pulled a handgun and officers fired on him, Garcia said.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
  • That evening, midnight-shift officers spotted the animal trotting on a residential street in the area and slowly pursued it in a patrol vehicle, some of which was shown in a short video clip the police department posted on social media Friday.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • The woman was able to flee the scene and located deputy constables.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Definition of constable
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