policier

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noun

A film telling the fictional story of a police investigation, particularly such a film based on a novel.

OriginFrench policier →
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Meanings

nounpolicier (plural policiers)

plural policiers

  1. often italicizedbroadcastingA film telling the fictional story of a police investigation, particularly such a film based on a novel.

Origin

  1. Frenchpolicier
  2. Frenchpolicier
  3. Englishpolicier

Borrowed from French policier.

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APA

policier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policier

MLA

“policier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “policier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policier.

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