Gendarme Definition
zhändärm, zhäɴdärm
gendarmes
noun
A French cavalryman commanding a squad.
Webster's New World
A member of the French national police organization constituting a branch of the armed forces with responsibility for general law enforcement.
American Heritage
A police officer.
American Heritage
In France, Belgium.
Webster's New World
Any policeman.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gendarme
Noun
Singular:
gendarmePlural:
gendarmes, gensdarmesOrigin of Gendarme
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French from Old French gent d'armes, gendarme sing. of gens d'armes mounted soldiers, men-at-arms gens people, men (from Latin gentēs) (pl. of gēns clan genə- in Indo-European roots) de of (from Latin dē de–) armes pl. of arme weapon arm2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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