plainclothes man

plainclothes man
plainclothes man [plān′klōthz΄mən, plān′klōz΄mən]
n.
pl. plainclothesmen [plān′klōthz΄mən, plān′klōz΄mənplān′klōthz΄, plān′klōz΄]
n.
a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty: also written plainclothesman [plān′klōthz΄mən, plān′klōz΄mən] n. plainclothesmen [plān′klōthz΄mən, plān′klōz΄mən]

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