patrolmen

noun

plural of patrolman
as in policemen

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  1. policemen
  2. officers
  3. cops
  4. lawmen
  5. coppers
  6. gendarmes
  7. detectives
  8. constables
Noun
  • People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • Footage released by Russian state media showed heavily armed law-enforcement officers, several ambulances and other emergency vehicles at the site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The young woman was also receiving medical treatment when officers entered the room with body cameras.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • Bad cops are not being fired, and good cops who may be wrongfully accused are stuck in professional purgatory.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, 21-year-old Javid Edwin, accompanied by a lawyer, surrendered at the 50th Precinct stationhouse and was charged with murder, manslaughter and weapon possession, cops said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cops
Noun
  • The moral decay of Karensville might as well be Charlottesville and the epithet-spewing McLeoud behaves too much like myriad red-state lawmen for comfort.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • As the lawmen avoided the beam of light and approached the car, the suspects were able to get inside and lock the doors.
    — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of lawmen
Noun
  • Warm coppers and soft strawberry hues are having a major moment this summer—but with a more natural, lived-in finish that’s easy to wear, according to Raziuddin.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 29 July 2026
  • Warm, contrasting tones–think coppers, bronze, terracotta, and rich chocolate brown–tend to have the most transformative effect.
    — Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of coppers
Noun
  • Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of gendarmes
Noun
  • Cynthia also thanked the KCSO detectives for finally solving the case.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Hicks said detectives are working to determine Williams' motives, and said the suspect's family was cooperating fully with law enforcement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of detectives
Noun
  • The woman was able to flee the scene and located deputy constables.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Definition of constables
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