Mounties
See also: mounties
English
Noun
Mounties
- plural of Mountie
Proper noun
Mounties
- (Canada, informal, law enforcement, usually preceded by “the”) A nickname for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police force as a whole.
- Synonyms: RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Hyponym: Mountie
- 2007 March 31, Thomas Walkom, “Why do Mounties scare politicians so much?”, in Toronto Star:
- Governments don't like to cross the Mounties.
- (Canada, informal, law enforcement, historical) A nickname for the North West Mounted Police, the predecessor to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Synonym: NWMP
- Hyponym: Mountie