police officer

noun

Definition of police officer

: a member of a police force

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Synonyms for police officer

Synonyms

bobby [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, officer, policeman, shamus [slang]

Examples of police officer in a Sentence

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

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Rather than being employed by the palace, protection officers are police officers who specifically apply to work for the royal family. — Annabelle Spranklen, Town & Country, "What It's Really Like to Work for the Royal Family," 6 Apr. 2019 In America, your children go through school shooting drills; in New Zealand, parents in Christchurch this week have had to explain to their children why the usually unarmed police officers are carrying assault rifles. — Zac Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, "New Zealand Banned Guns After Thoughts and Prayers. Why Can’t America?," 23 Mar. 2019 Roberson’s family noted that Jemel’s desire to become a police officer added to the tragedy of his death. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "A black security guard caught a shooting suspect — only to be shot by police minutes later," 23 Jan. 2019 And at a fraction of the previous price, it can be carried by every police officer, firefighter, EMT, and other emergency-service personnel in a city. — Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, "This Tiny Device Can Detect Nuclear Armageddon," 25 Apr. 2019 Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, meanwhile, traces the rise of white supremacy mostly through a story about two police officers, one black and one Jewish, who infiltrate a Ku Klux Klan chapter in 1970s Colorado Springs. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "3 winners and 2 losers from the 2019 Golden Globes nominations," 6 Dec. 2018 Ten people, including three police officers, were killed. — Ehsanullah Amiri, WSJ, "Large-Scale Assault Hits Afghan Capital After Relative Lull, 10 Dead," 20 Apr. 2019 In December 2014, after a Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury refused to indict a white police officer who had killed a black teen, the family appeared at a Black Lives Matter protest in Portland. — Lauren Smiley, Glamour, "Two White Moms. Six Black Kids. One Unthinkable Tragedy. A Look Inside the ‘Perfect’ Hart Family," 6 Sep. 2018 Boyce’s draft budget for next year includes hiring more police officers and bringing back Sunday library hours. — Christina Maxouris, ajc, "A full house for Cobb chairman’s final tax town hall," 11 July 2018

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