plainclothesman

unregelmäßiger Plural

A noun referring to a police officer, typically a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothing instead of a uniform while on duty.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Polizeibeamten bezeichnet, meist einen Kriminalbeamten, der im Dienst Zivilkleidung statt Uniform trägt.

1. Undercover police officer B2 formal

   A law enforcement officer who wears ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform while on duty, typically to conduct surveillance or investigations.

   • The plainclothesman followed the suspect through the crowded market.
   • A plainclothesman was stationed outside the bank to observe suspicious activity.
   • The witness was interviewed by a plainclothesman from the detective bureau.

   🇩🇪Polizist in Zivil

   Synonyme: detectiveinvestigator

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