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
R. B. LongSynonyms of policeman
Examples of policeman in a Sentence
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Otacilio de Souza Ferraz was a military policeman from Recife and was called upon as part of the security team 57 years ago.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The mission resulted in the deaths of six Israeli coaches, five athletes, one West German policeman and five of the terrorists.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
On June 20, 1940, someone told the night policeman, Tip Hunter, that Elbert Williams, a relative of Elisha Davis, had been overheard proposing a meeting between the Brownsville and Jackson NAACP branches.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
After decades of wars in the Middle East, many American politicians, civil society organizations, and citizens advocate for pulling back, arguing that the United States can no longer serve as the world’s policeman.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The mission resulted in the deaths of six Israeli coaches, five athletes, one West German policeman and five of the terrorists.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
On June 20, 1940, someone told the night policeman, Tip Hunter, that Elbert Williams, a relative of Elisha Davis, had been overheard proposing a meeting between the Brownsville and Jackson NAACP branches.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
After decades of wars in the Middle East, many American politicians, civil society organizations, and citizens advocate for pulling back, arguing that the United States can no longer serve as the world’s policeman.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for policeman
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policeman. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlē-smən
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)
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