COPPER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

copper

noun

Definition of copper

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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

civilian

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of copper The best bells require high-quality bronze, which is 80 parts copper to 20 parts tin. — Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026 See an 850-pound chunk of copper as well as rocks that glow neon under black lights. — Samantha Lande, Midwest Living, 30 July 2026 All the way to copper-nickel mining on the upstream edge of the Boundary Waters, and how to tackle that. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026 Most of the lunar disk will take on a muted ruddy-copper color, while a narrow, brightly illuminated portion remains outside the umbra. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for copper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper

Noun

People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.

— USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Sugar’s purpose in this earthly life — to reunite lost families in the City of Angels — is crumbling under the maddening impossibility of convicting a policeman of a crime in a world where the crime is the point.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

Syeda Sultana, chief operating officer at the digital marketing platform Vettted, spent a decade managing a global sustainability program.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
As officers worked to disperse traffic, prosecutors allege Stacer sprayed the officers' vehicle with a fire extinguisher.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

Bad cops are not being fired, and good cops who may be wrongfully accused are stuck in professional purgatory.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
On Monday, 21-year-old Javid Edwin, accompanied by a lawyer, surrendered at the 50th Precinct stationhouse and was charged with murder, manslaughter and weapon possession, cops said.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026