gendarme

Meanings

Plural: gendarmes, gensdarmes

Noun

a French policeman
A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
A policeman.
A rock pinnacle on a mountain ridge.

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

gendarme is a valid Words With Friends word