Gendarme (disambiguation)

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A gendarme (/ˈʒɑːndɑːrm/) is a member of a gendarmerie, although the word is often incorrectly used to refer to any French policeman.

Gendarme may also refer to:

Gendarme (historical) (or gens d'arme), a French medieval or early modern cavalryman
Gendarme (mountaineering), an isolated pinnacle of rock on a mountain peak or ridge

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