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

The teen stabbed a police officer with a knife and stole his weapon -- a 9mm pistol -- just before the incident, then used it to carry out the attack. — CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Arriving police officers found two men suffering from gunshot injuries lying near a blue Toyota Prius; Garcia Rodriguez died at the scene and the other was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being shot in the back. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Child, his grandson and the grandson’s friend then traveled with an Airway Heights police officer to where deputies were holding the suspect. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

During one of those interactions, after a wildfire started on July 8, a Spokane police officer located Farinacci sitting on a rock by the road and Farinacci admitted to having lighters on him to smoke cannabis, the document said. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

police officer

noun

: a member of a police force