FLATFOOT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

flatfoot

noun

ˈflat-ˌfu̇t

Definition of flatfoot

slang

as in policeman

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion

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Noun

Mason attempts to save the victims, and Charlie is coldcocked by a policeman.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Here’s the trailer for the upcoming two-part special Art Detectives, the UKTV and Acorn TV light crime drama starring Stephen Moyer (The Night Agent) as art-loving policeman Mick Palmer.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

The mother of the public school substitute aide and former NYPD cop arrested for killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez is defending her son — even as new details emerge on how police tied him to the slaying.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
Bode and Boone have their buddy cop — speaking of ‘80s and ‘90s action movies — thing.

— Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of cop

Noun

According to police and fire department accounts, Banks, who was wearing only underwear, was acting erratically and attempted to rob other citizens before officers arrived.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Nvidia has had an advantage from the start and as soon as a competitor releases something just as good, Nvidia has put out the next better chip, said Jay Aldebert, chief growth officer of International Services Inc.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of officer

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

Definition of constable

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