as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion
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Recent Examples of flatfoot
Bring your folding chairs for a twangy celebration of old-time and bluegrass music, complete with youth competitions, flatfoot dancing, and toe-tapping performances set against the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Osteotomy: Cutting and shifting bones to change the shape of a flexible flatfoot.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
There was clogging, stomping and flatfoot dancing; the Dutch and English square-dancing with the Africans and the Irish.
—Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021
Overture on harmonica while flatfoot dancing and twirling a rope.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Osteotomy: Cutting and shifting bones to change the shape of a flexible flatfoot.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
There was clogging, stomping and flatfoot dancing; the Dutch and English square-dancing with the Africans and the Irish.
—Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021
Overture on harmonica while flatfoot dancing and twirling a rope.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatfoot
Noun
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But Europe cannot take the United States’ place as the world’s policeman.—
Oona A. Hathaway,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation, which appeared to catch many world leaders unawares, is the latest sign of a more volatile world as Trump seeks to withdraw the U.S. from its role as world policeman.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Should a birthright citizen not be held accountable for running a red light because local cops don’t have jurisdiction?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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The cops were surprisingly, ostentatiously polite when the time came—when they were done waiting.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Body camera video released by the Atlanta Police Department shows officers taking several packages out of the suitcase.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Multiple officers heard shots and saw Miller allegedly shooting towards The Grand apartment complex while standing outside a silver 2010 Mercedes Benz C300.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
Noun
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That's perhaps because Hatch, the former Center Township constable, was removed from office in October 2024 after pleading guilty to felony official misconduct.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
20 June 2025
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The constable said Eichner was rushed to Causeway Hospital but died from her injuries a short time later.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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“Flatfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatfoot. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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