policeman

noun

po·​lice·​man pə-ˈlēs-mən 

1

: a member of a police force

2

: one held to resemble a policeman

… making the United States the policeman for the whole wide world.

—R. B. Long

Synonyms of policeman

• cop
• officer
• constable

Examples of policeman in a Sentence

reported the crime to the nearest policeman

Recent Examples on the Web

My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes. — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026

Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. — Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026

However, he was also traumatized by a childhood in which his mother moved to Chicago for more opportunities, leaving White in Memphis, where he was once brutally beaten by white policemen. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for policeman

• policemen

Kids Definition

policeman

noun

po·​lice·​man pə-ˈlē-smən 

: police officer

Medical Definition

policeman

noun

po·​lice·​man pə-ˈlēs-mən 

plural policemen -mən 

: an instrument (as a flat piece of rubber on a glass rod) for removing solids from a vessel (as a beaker)