Definition of GENDARME

gendarme

Plural: gendarmes, gensdarmes

Noun

  • An armed police officer, especially in France and other European countries.
  • a French policeman
  • A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
  • A policeman.
  • A rock pinnacle on a mountain ridge.

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French gendarme, from plural gendarmes, a re-spelling of gens d'armes (“people of arms", "armed people”).

Synonyms

police officer

Scrabble Score: 12

gendarme: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gendarme: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gendarme: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

gendarme: valid Words With Friends Word