flatfoot

noun

flat·foot

(always so in sense 3)

ˈflat-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce flatfoot (audio)

ˌflat-ˈfu̇t

plural flatfeet ˈflat-ˌfēt How to pronounce flatfoot (audio)

ˌflat-ˈfēt

: a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground

: a foot affected with flatfoot

or plural flatfoots, slang : police officer

especially : a patrolman walking a regular beat

slang : sailor

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In 1899 the police officers of Akron, Ohio, climbed aboard the first police car (a patrol wagon powered by an electric motor). In that same year the noun flatty was first used in print with the meaning "police officer." Mere coincidence? Maybe, but consider that quite a few similar words have been used over the years to distinguish pedestrian officers from mobile ones, including flat, flat arch, flathead, flatter, and flatfoot. Other notable (and more comic) descriptors are pavement pounder and sidewalk snail. Flatfoot dates its "police officer" sense from 1913. It is especially used of those footing it to keep our cities safe, but it can also refer to police in general.

flatfoot

noun

slang

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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civilian

单词	flatfoot
释义	flatfoot noun flat·foot (always so in sense 3) ˈflat-ˌfu̇t ˌflat-ˈfu̇t plural flatfeet ˈflat-ˌfēt ˌflat-ˈfēt 1 : a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground 2 : a foot affected with flatfoot 3 a or plural flatfoots, slang : police officer especially : a patrolman walking a regular beat b slang : sailor Did you know? In 1899 the police officers of Akron, Ohio, climbed aboard the first police car (a patrol wagon powered by an electric motor). In that same year the noun flatty was first used in print with the meaning "police officer." Mere coincidence? Maybe, but consider that quite a few similar words have been used over the years to distinguish pedestrian officers from mobile ones, including flat, flat arch, flathead, flatter, and flatfoot. Other notable (and more comic) descriptors are pavement pounder and sidewalk snail. Flatfoot dates its "police officer" sense from 1913. It is especially used of those footing it to keep our cities safe, but it can also refer to police in general. Synonyms bobby [British] bull [slang] constable [chiefly British] cop copper fuzz gendarme lawman officer police officer policeman shamus [slang] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion Recent Examples on the Web 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 Word History First Known Use 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition flatfoot noun flat·foot -ˈfu̇t, -ˌfu̇t plural flatfeet -ˈfēt, -ˌfēt 1 : a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground 2 : a foot affected with flatfoot flatfoot noun slang 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance policeman cop officer constable sheriff lawman gendarme shamus detective police investigator copper fuzz constabulary bobby police officer sleuth patrolman sergeant inspector trooper bull policewoman gumshoe dick lieutenant man plainclothesman marshal operative sherlock hawkshaw sleuthhound police force peace officer captain marshall private investigator private eye private detective heat Antonyms & Near Antonyms civilian
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