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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Two members of the Israeli team were killed at the time of the attack, and nine athletes and a West German policeman would die in a botched rescue attempt at an airport.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
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—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
How Lam rose to the top Lam’s reappointment caps the rise of a career policeman who climbed from the security services to the apex of Vietnam’s political system.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
As seen in a video of the moment, the newlyweds and their guests were seated at dining tables during the reception at the Croft Hotel in Darlington, England, when the policemen arrived.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Some have described voting out of fear, with security personnel in traditional clothing and sunglasses and armed policemen skulking around polling areas, according to ABC.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
How Lam rose to the top Lam’s reappointment caps the rise of a career policeman who climbed from the security services to the apex of Vietnam’s political system.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
As seen in a video of the moment, the newlyweds and their guests were seated at dining tables during the reception at the Croft Hotel in Darlington, England, when the policemen arrived.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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 2 Feb. 2026.
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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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