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gendarmes
Variant of gendarme
noun pl. gendarmes
- Historical a French cavalryman commanding a squad
- in France, Belgium, etc.,
- a soldier serving as an armed policeman
- a police officer; esp., a French police officer
- any policeman: a humorous usage
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