Associations to the word «Plainclothesman»
Verb
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Wiktionary
PLAINCLOTHESMAN, noun. A police officer (especially a detective) who wears civilian clothes when on duty
Dictionary definition
PLAINCLOTHESMAN, noun. A detective who wears civilian clothes on duty.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.