plainclothes
Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order…Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
» A plainclothes police officer arrested Tom.
Ein Polizist in Zivil hat Tom festgenommen. — Vortarulo
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1 senses(not comparable)Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
в шта́тскомv štátskom, в гражда́нскомv graždánskom
Examples
6 sentencesA plainclothes police officer arrested Tom.
deEin Polizist in Zivil hat Tom festgenommen. — Vortarulo
Tom got arrested by a plainclothes police officer.
Tom was arrested by a plainclothes police officer.
deTom wurde von einem Polizisten in Zivil festgenommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is a plainclothes police officer.
deTom ist Zivilfahnder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A plainclothes officer made the arrest.