police officer

noun

: a member of a police force

Synonyms of police officer

• policeman
• officer
• cop
• constable

Examples of police officer in a Sentence

there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident

Recent Examples on the Web

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 70,000 police officers were deployed, backed by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Adam Driver, for one, has danger in him, according to Gray, who cast the Oscar nominee as a former police officer who links up with the red mafia in the 1980s. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Atlanta saw enormous protests in the wake of the May 2020 murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

Uniformed and plainclothes police officers stood watch along the streets. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

police officer

noun

: a member of a police force