No. 2,349 in French
policière
Female police officer.
In a sentence
La policière résout les enquêtes avec précision.
The policewoman solves the investigations with accuracy.
In this sentence, 'policière' is an occupational noun used to describe a female member of law enforcement.
Je parle souvent avec ma voisine policière.
I often talk with my neighbor who is a policewoman.
Here, 'policière' functions as an adjective, modifying 'voisine' to indicate that the neighbor is involved in police work.
Lors de la parade, la policière a salué les citoyens.
During the parade, the policewoman greeted the citizens.
In this usage, 'policière' is a specific noun referring to a particular female police officer.
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