Definitions For Plainclothe

Noun

PLAINCLOTHES (uncountable) Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.

Synonyms

mufti {{qualifier, UK}}

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 便服, tr=biànfú Finnish: siviiliasu French: vêtements de ville, m-p Hungarian: civil ruha, civil {{q, mostly in the term civilben}} Russian: шта́тская оде́жда, f, штатский, n, alt=шта́тское, гражда́нская оде́жда, n, гражданский, n, alt=гражда́нское

Adjective

(not comparable) (usually, of a police officer) wearing, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

Derived terms

plainclothes man

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 便服, tr=biànfú Finnish: siviilipukuinen French: en civil Hungarian: civil ruhás Portuguese: à paisana Russian: штатский, alt=в шта́тском, гражданский, alt=в гражда́нском Spanish: de civil, de paisano Swedish: civilklädd

Alternative forms

{{qualifier, of adjective}} plain-clothes {{qualifier, of noun}} plain clothes