plainclothesman

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plān′klōz′mən, -man′, -klōᵺz′-)

Inflections of 'plainclothesman' (n): npl: plainclothesmen

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
plain•clothes•man  (plān′klōz′mən, -man′, -klōᵺz′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men 
    (-mən, -men′).USA pronunciation 
  1. a police officer, esp. a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
Also, plain′clothes′ man′. 
  • plain clothes + man1 1925–30


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