Synonyms of police officer

police officer

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policeman
• officer
• cop
• constable
• sheriff
• copper
• lawman
• police
• gendarme
• peace officer
• bobby
• bull
• flatfoot
• inspector
• investigator
• fuzz
• police force
• shamus
• detective
• trooper
• policewoman
• sergeant
• patrolman
• constabulary
• lieutenant
• marshal
• private investigator
• dick
• sleuthhound
• sleuth
• private detective
• operative
• man
• private eye
• gumshoe
• hawkshaw
• captain
• plainclothesman
• sherlock
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of police officer

Called to Oallen, a town about 125 miles southwest of Sydney, police officers established a crime scene but did not examine the contents too closely. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Adam Driver stars as Gary Pearl, a former police officer whose younger brother, Irwin (Miles Teller), is looking to get ahead in 1980s New York. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026

In addition, police said a second scene connected to the incident was located in the area of Northwest 22nd Avenue and 135th Street, where a Miami Gardens police officer was involved in a crash during the pursuit. — Cbs News Miami, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Hampton drank three Shiner bottled beers and two shots of whiskey at a Grand Prairie pool hall and smoked marijuana at his manager’s house in the hours before the collision, Hampton told a police officer near the scene. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026