English Explanatory Dictionary

plainclothes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
noun
  1. Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-plainclothes.wav

Word forms

plainclothes plain-clothes plain clothes

Synonyms

mufti

Derived words

plainclothesman plainclothes man plainclothesperson plainclotheswoman
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