Synonyms of officers

officers

noun

plural of officer

1

as in policemen

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level

if you are ever lost, find the nearest officer and ask for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policemen
• cops
• constables
• sheriffs
• lawmen
• police
• coppers
• gendarmes
• police officers
• investigators
• inspectors
• bobbies
• detectives
• troopers
• patrolmen
• bulls
• sergeants
• policewomen
• shamuses
• marshals
• lieutenants
• constabularies
• flatfeet
• operatives
• plainclothesmen
• men
• sleuths
• dicks
• peace officers
• captains
• fuzzes
• police forces
• sleuthhounds
• gumshoes
• private investigators
• sherlocks
• private detectives
• hawkshaws
• private eyes
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

2

as in officials

a person who holds a public office

an officer of the court

Synonyms & Similar Words

• officials
• administrators
• managers
• directors
• functionaries
• executives
• officeholders
• commissioners
• supervisors
• public servants
• bureaucrats
• superintendents
• chairmen
• regulators
• chairs
• heads
• underlings
• minions
• flunkies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of officers

The victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, was treated at the scene by Santa Monica PD officers until paramedics took him to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Within three minutes of arriving, the officers had killed the attacker. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

During the late-night traffic stop in Phoenix, the male driver and woman passenger reported that the officers smashed the car window, according to a statement from Phoenix police. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

His nonprofit organization for law enforcement K-9 training helps officers and pet owners rehome police dogs and civilian pets when the need arises. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Some of the most difficult positions to fill have been state troopers, correction officers in the prisons, and nurses in psychiatric hospitals. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

At the end of 2014, in a protest against then-Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYPD officers initiated a work slowdown that lasted about three weeks. — Robert Gangi, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026