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 In 1912, voters banned corporate campaign spending after copper barons bribed lawmakers and dominated state politics. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 In April, Chastain chopped her signature long, vibrant orange-copper red hair into a chin-length, blunt bob, courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora, whose A-list clientele also includes Angelina Jolie, Selena Gomez and Amanda Seyfried. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026 Metallic decorations, whether gold, silver, or copper, are another favorite. — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026 Viktor and Malina make their living stealing manhole covers and copper busts. — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper

Noun

The former policeman turned recluse comes out of retirement to try to figure out whether the boy’s missing sister is still alive.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 4 Nov. 2026
This hint of connection between them is later made concrete when, at the demonstration, the two are complicit in an act of defiance — throwing a cobblestone at a policeman, badly injuring him — and must skip town for the night.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

The service's Inspector Jeff Tyre said in a video message that the second body had been found in a search by Royal Canadian Mounted Police and conservation officers on Tuesday afternoon after the discovery of the first set of remains a day earlier.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Brendt Volarvich shot and killed Stevens in November 2005 after the officer pulled him over in rural Yolo County.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

The mother of the public school substitute aide and former NYPD cop arrested for killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez is defending her son — even as new details emerge on how police tied him to the slaying.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
Bode and Boone have their buddy cop — speaking of ‘80s and ‘90s action movies — thing.

— Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of cop

Noun

Jenna Ziviani, a constable at the police station, helped deliver Lyla while receiving guidance from an ambulance officer on the phone.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026