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
Bernstein downgraded Freeport-McMoRan to hold from buy, and said the current valuation embeds a much higher copper price than Bernstein is comfortable with.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Katanga, with its copper mines, escaped the worst of the violence.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, First Quantum will be surging ahead with its copper production.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
So, without major expansion in copper, lead and zinc production, new silver supply remains limited even as demand continues climbing.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for copper
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Katanga, with its copper mines, escaped the worst of the violence.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, First Quantum will be surging ahead with its copper production.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
So, without major expansion in copper, lead and zinc production, new silver supply remains limited even as demand continues climbing.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for copper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper
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Beijing has been quick to denounce Maduro’s capture, condemning Washington for behaving like the world’s policeman.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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And Ahmed al-Ahmed, who came to Australia from Syria in 2006, a former policeman who now owns a fruit stand at Bondi Beach, tackled one of the gunmen and wrenched the rifle from him, even as he was wounded himself.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Taking on the city of Minneapolis in the George Floyd case was challenging, but Romanucci acknowledges this case – suing the United States government for the conduct of an immigration officer – is harder.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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The officer grabs Pretti’s hand to bring it behind his back, and deploys the pepper spray canister again and then pushes Pretti away.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Would a racist cop murder him later that afternoon in a traffic stop?—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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During the course of deliberately ramming the cop car, the teen’s vehicle was rendered inoperable.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Texas law requires constables to become licensed peace officers with arresting authority within nine months of taking office.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ciarametaro was Gloucester’s harbormaster from 2016 to 2024, and asked the shellfish constable to do his assignments between February and October of 2020 while enrolled at Endicott College.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Copper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copper. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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