coppers

plural of copper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coppers
Noun
  • To make matters even more challenging, Hansen was a local business owner whom all the policemen knew from shopping at his bakery, Rothschild told A&E True Crime in 2019.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Dex could easily AirDrop some pics to the cops downstairs.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Your report just might help the cops catch the crooks.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As officers arrived and investigated, additional gunfire was discharged from both outside and inside an apartment toward them.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Police say Reed then opened fire in the parking lot, killing Jones, wounding a 23-year-old Dallas man and also shooting at off-duty officers who were working at the business.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Coppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coppers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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