ˈzhänˌdärm, -dȧm, -dȧm also ˈjän- or ˈjen- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, back-formation from gensdarmes, plural of gent d'armes, literally, armed people
1. : a cavalryman in the old French army
2.
a.
(1) : a rural policeman especially in France
(2) : a continental European policeman or a policeman elsewhere resembling a continental European policeman ; especially : a French policeman
b. slang : policeman
3. : a pinnacle of rock on a ridge
4. : a flaw in a diamond or other precious stone
5. or gendarme blue : a moderate bluish green to greenish blue that is deeper than cyan blue and duller than parrot blue