as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
a crime novel set in the days when policemen were coppers and safecrackers were "yeggs"
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Recent Examples of copper
Zelen explained that the printmaker would have laid the appendix of a sheep or goat out flat and used a copper plate with the inked etching on it to print the design onto it.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
From there they must be sent on to Philadelphia along old copper telecom lines — a situation that introduces latency into the system and can cause outages.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
The generic copper futures are above their 50-day, or ~10-week, moving average MA) in a pending breakout from a triangle pattern.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Next spring, spray your tree three times according to label directions with liquid copper fungicide.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for copper
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
From there they must be sent on to Philadelphia along old copper telecom lines — a situation that introduces latency into the system and can cause outages.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
The generic copper futures are above their 50-day, or ~10-week, moving average MA) in a pending breakout from a triangle pattern.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Next spring, spray your tree three times according to label directions with liquid copper fungicide.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for copper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper
Noun
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The body camera footage shows the interaction between two policemen and the 17-year-old who later died.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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His mood wavers between disgust and disdain, and his people skills were not improved by nearly dying in an ambush that left one policeman dead and Morck’s partner, Detective Sergeant Hardy (Jamie Sives), in a wheelchair.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of law enforcement officers at the local, state and federal level spent nearly two weeks searching for Hardin, using dogs, drones and aircraft, at times hampered by severe weather.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Another woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting an officer, too.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Noun
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And seriously, when the cops are agreeing there’s no riot — there is no riot.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The crook ripped the chain from the boy’s neck and kept going, speeding off north on Marion Ave., cops said.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The constable threw her convulsing body over the back of a horse and carted her to county lines.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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The victim went back to the police six months later, and local detective constable, Mike Smith, led an investigation into what exactly occurred.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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“Copper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copper. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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