as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Recent Examples of police officer
Pratt wants to add more police officers, rein in the power of public employee unions and spend less on brand-new housing for the homeless, the ad proclaims.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Set in 1997 Milwaukee, the novel follows Rex Hale, a down-on-his-luck former police officer trying to make ends meet.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Paul Toy, a Miami-Dade police officer, and a diver found the impact point in the sandstone beneath the sawgrass.
—Hank Tester, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The month prior, an adult man was charged after allegedly punching a police officer at the city's annual Light Up Night, and police issued a dispersal order when teens began to get rowdy.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Set in 1997 Milwaukee, the novel follows Rex Hale, a down-on-his-luck former police officer trying to make ends meet.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Paul Toy, a Miami-Dade police officer, and a diver found the impact point in the sandstone beneath the sawgrass.
—Hank Tester, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The month prior, an adult man was charged after allegedly punching a police officer at the city's annual Light Up Night, and police issued a dispersal order when teens began to get rowdy.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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To be honest, this risk goes also to nurses, policemen, teachers, doctors, public servants.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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An unknown bomb-thrower at a labor rally sparked the Haymarket Affair on the Near West Side; eight policemen and at least four civilians died.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Noun
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One of the owners told officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that 31 other sloths, from Guyana and Peru, had died — either on the way to the attraction or after arriving and being stored over cold nights in a building with no heat or running water.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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His attorney had asked officers to check on him, investigators said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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He was later found to be in possession of a kitchen knife, crack pipe and syringe needle, cops said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Under the pact, Zabel has sold a gritty cop drama to Netflix, with Scott Free producing.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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