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 Everything is cooked together inside her enormous copper paella pan. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026 The bounty was recovered in the Chicago area by law enforcement last week after the trailer with the copper was first reported stolen in Alabama. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 1 July 2026 The Central African country is the world’s largest producer of cobalt and controls vast stores of copper, gold, and lithium; its mining sector is estimated to hold $24 trillion of mineral value. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 The formula includes collagen-stimulating copper peptides and Matrixyl 3000 (a gentle retinol alternative) to quite-literally make the skin age in reverse. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for copper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper

Noun

My father came from a large family from Corfu and had served as a policeman in Lefkada.

— Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others.

— Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

His behavior under stress is dangerous to his officers and crew, and his authority is questioned.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Some relief workers are using donkeys and bulldozers to remove solid waste, according to Louise Wateridge, a communications officer for the UN’s children’s agency in the Middle East and North Africa.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

Robert Karroll was shot in his ballistic vest by an 18-year-old gunman who approached the officer’s unmarked vehicle in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, cops said.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
The cops posted outside of the nearby Swarovski and PINK stores are similarly unwilling to entertain my interrogations.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026

Definition of cop

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