Home › Words › B › beatsmanbeatsmanbeatsman · noun — A policeman who walks the beat.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom beat + -s- + -man.nounA policeman who walks the beat.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beats 63% match — An assault by beating. vs beatsman →drumbeater 62% match — One who beats a drum. vs beatsman →beaterman 60% match — The operator of a beater machine in papermaking. vs beatsman →beater 60% match — Someone or something that beats. vs beatsman →bullyman 58% match — A police officer. vs beatsman →bizzie 57% match — A police officer. vs beatsman →bandsman 57% match — A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band. vs beatsman →beatee 56% match — One who receives a beating. vs beatsman →