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"
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of copper
Technicians joined 36 copper conductors, each measuring 19 feet long, using fiberglass tape, resin, and vacuum-pressure impregnation techniques.
—
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
It is primarily tasked with repairing and fortifying the city’s more than 210,000 streetlamps — a frequent target of copper wire thieves — and maintaining its network of electrical vehicle charging stations.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Even silver and copper—from the same column of the periodic table—form weak oxides.
—Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The suspects allegedly cut out sections of the home’s copper piping, causing severe flooding in the basement and destroying the home’s furnace.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for copper
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
It is primarily tasked with repairing and fortifying the city’s more than 210,000 streetlamps — a frequent target of copper wire thieves — and maintaining its network of electrical vehicle charging stations.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Even silver and copper—from the same column of the periodic table—form weak oxides.
—Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The suspects allegedly cut out sections of the home’s copper piping, causing severe flooding in the basement and destroying the home’s furnace.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for copper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper
Noun
-
However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
-
However, he was also traumatized by a childhood in which his mother moved to Chicago for more opportunities, leaving White in Memphis, where he was once brutally beaten by white policemen.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Noun
-
San Jose police told CBS News Bay Area that officers responded to the campus of Branham High School Friday morning for a hate crime that allegedly happened two days prior.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
-
Apple said ICEBlock targets law enforcement officers, according to the suit.—
Lora Kolodny,Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
-
The city was going bankrupt, the cops were on strike, and a fire had wiped out telephone service in my part of the East Side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
-
Those movies sent up buddy-cop films and alien-invasion flicks by way of a distinctly British perspective (there were plenty of droll asides to go along with the action scenes).—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
-
Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Copper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copper. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
