plainclothesman meaning

Noun: plainclothesman (plainclothesmen)  'pleyn'klow(dh)zmun

1. A detective who wears civilian clothes on duty

Derived forms: plainclothesmen

Type of: detective, investigator, police detective, tec

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1. i'm henderson, plainclothesman
2. Amused, the plainclothesmen agreed and became part of his gallery.
3. They attacked RIC plainclothesmen guarding men buying cattle from boycotted farms.
4. He was dragged away by plainclothesmen into a trolley car and beaten.
5. Pustina's camera was broken as five plainclothesmen beat him hard.