# gendarme

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʒɒnˈdɑːm/ · frequency rank #70,693

## Definitions
1. A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
2. A policeman.
3. A rock pinnacle on a mountain ridge.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French gendarme, from plural gendarmes, a re-spelling of gens d'armes (“people of arms", "armed people”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gendarme