police officer

noun

Synonyms of police officernext
: a member of a police force

Examples of police officer in a Sentence

there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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It will be investigated by the Middleboro Fire Department, Middleboro police officers, and Massachusetts State police as well as the State Fire Marshal's office and Plymouth County District Attorney. Matt Schooley, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025 Christopher Thomas was hired as a Denver police officer in 2021 and is a patrol officer in District 1, the department said in a news release. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025 Abraham Engelbrecht and Pieter Stander, former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa, were convicted of murder in the 1987 killing of activist Caiphus Nyoka. Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025 Professional Security Services, the contractor responsible for rail security, has reached full staffing on the LYNX Blue Line – currently the city’s only light rail route – and is now working alongside 24 off-duty Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers, according to the CATS website. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police officer

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of police officer was in 1797

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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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police officer

noun
: a member of a police force

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