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
This lumber contains more of the copper preservative to resist rot and decay.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump has floated autos, copper, microchips, pharmaceuticals and lumber, but specifics remain sparse.
—David Goldman, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
As the extraction of copper and lithium ramps up to meet soaring global demand, astronomers working in the area worry that the Chilean desert’s status as the ‘eyes of the world’ could be in jeopardy.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Russia's mineral resources have been strengthened by its invasion of Ukraine, as the country is now in control of territories rich in deposits of copper, lead, manganese, iron, and rare earth elements.
—John Feng, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump has floated autos, copper, microchips, pharmaceuticals and lumber, but specifics remain sparse.
—David Goldman, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
As the extraction of copper and lithium ramps up to meet soaring global demand, astronomers working in the area worry that the Chilean desert’s status as the ‘eyes of the world’ could be in jeopardy.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Russia's mineral resources have been strengthened by its invasion of Ukraine, as the country is now in control of territories rich in deposits of copper, lead, manganese, iron, and rare earth elements.
—John Feng, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper
Noun
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The killers included white policemen, sheriffs, businessmen, even a legislator—all part of the Jim Crow system aimed at disenfranchising Black voters.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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Johnson further sent a thousand military policemen and two thousand Army troops to escort the march.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Logansport Police officer Cody Scott and his wife, Kylie Scott, were both charged with two counts of felony child neglect.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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According to a news release, the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was notified Thursday after correctional officers discovered 21-year-old Lawrence Antonio Borom lying on the floor with apparent head injuries.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
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Billed as a mafia thriller and family tragedy, the six-part series turns on Anto, a Parisian cop of Corsican origin, who returns to his homeland with wife Vanina, to take over the family vineyard.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Things escalate quickly, and the cops and criminals engage in a shootout.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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On Friday, as residents gathered at the Bilal mosque for afternoon prayers, several constables, sheriff’s deputies and private security guards stood watch.—
Edgar Sandoval,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Copper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copper. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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