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

Most of those killed were police officers, hospital officials said. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

So a Fort Myers police officer wrote a speeding ticket to a city employee who was driving 12 mph over the speed limit in a school zone and the police chief then voided the ticket. — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Colbert gifted Kimmel his Captain America shield, did a sketch-within-an-interview with his son impersonating a Kiwi police officer, and shaved for our amusement. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Most of the dead were counterterrorism police officers, as seven attackers tried to storm the Kohat facility, sparking hours of gunfire and a suicide blast at an intelligence office. — Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

police officer

noun

: a member of a police force