/playn"klohz"meuhn, -man', -klohdhz"-/ , n. , pl. plainclothesmen /-meuhn, -men'/ .
a police officer, esp. a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
Also, plainclothes man .
[ 1925-30; PLAIN CLOTHES + MAN 1 ]
/playn"klohz"meuhn, -man', -klohdhz"-/ , n. , pl. plainclothesmen /-meuhn, -men'/ .
a police officer, esp. a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
Also, plainclothes man .
[ 1925-30; PLAIN CLOTHES + MAN 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012