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

So far, over 200 students, 85 school staff, and 700 police officers have been injured in clashes across the country. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Bend police officers completed active threat training at a local high school two months ago. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Gates resigned in 1992 amid a groundswell of criticism over police abuse and his slow response to the riots that broke out in April of that year after four police officers were acquitted on charges of severely beating King, a Black motorist. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

The three Miami police officers who shot three civilians, killing a Baptist Health social worker stuck in traffic outside a Wynwood nightclub last year, won’t face criminal charges, according to a Miami-Dade State Attorney report obtained on Friday. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

police officer

noun

: a member of a police force