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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civilian

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of copper Key materials like steel, copper and computer chips have all gotten pricier. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 While GPUs can crunch numbers at blazing speeds, they are bottlenecked by the comparatively slow copper that carries the output of that math from GPU to GPU. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026 In skincare, copper peptides support skin repair, collagen production, and overall skin quality. — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026 Critical minerals are increasingly needed for everything, including the global transition to clean energy, and the price of copper recently hit an all-time high. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper

Noun

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
Walter Kale / Chicago Tribune A policeman scans the roof of the Cabrini-Green housing project with a sniper scope on a rifle on July 17, 1970.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

Radiant’s chief nuclear officer, Rita Baranwal, said the approval covers a broader demonstration than initial criticality alone.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
In a news release, the Brandenburg Police said officers are looking into the incident.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

The 83-year-old Mann is known for directing gritty crime stories, many of which look at cops and criminals and are set in urban landscapes.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2026
There’s only been one murder in the precinct this year, but there had been none by this point last year, cops said.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 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