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Gendarme – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A paramilitary police officer in france and other french-speaking countries.

Usage examples:

He was hauled off by a gendarme to the police station
noun

A rock pinnacle on a mountain, occupying and blocking an arête.

Usage examples:

The granite pillars and gendarmes kept the sun from warming us
noun

A police officer who is a member of a gendarmerie (= a police force that is part of the armed forces in france and some other countries where french is spoken)

Usage examples:

French gendarmes recovered the painting three years later.

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Gendarme, Veldwachter, Diender

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Gendarm

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Word origin

mid 16th century (originally denoting a mounted officer in the French army): French, from gens d'armes ‘men of arms’. gendarme (sense 1) dates from the late 18th century.

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Gendarme – similar words

gendarmes

noun

A paramilitary police officer in france and other french-speaking countries.

Usage examples:

He was hauled off by a gendarme to the police station
noun

A police officer who is a member of a gendarmerie (= a police force that is part of the armed forces in france and some other countries where french is spoken)

Usage examples:

French gendarmes recovered the painting three years later.
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