Synonyms of police officers

police officers

noun

plural of police officer

as in policemen

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of police officers

Videos posted on Facebook and X show the street preachers speaking with police officers when one of the preachers asks if someone can be cited for misgendering a transgender person. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Another $2 million would fund an off-site residential security post aimed at making emergency responses faster, as well as increasing the number of Supreme Court police officers. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

An additional $2 million would fund an off-site residential security post aimed at making emergency responses faster, as well as increasing the number of Supreme Court police officers. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 14 July 2026

About seven months later, a gunman in Philadelphia shot six police officers during another drug warrant execution. — Cal Chengqi Fang, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

In another video, New York police officers are seen standing by the front door as people are slowly let inside. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 13 July 2026

Oakland police officers shot and killed an armed suspect in the parking lot of a strip mall on Monday afternoon, police said. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Ventura police officers involved in an e-bike sting operation at Ventura Community Park on June 10 attempted to stop the juvenile riding his e-motorcycle on the park grass, according to authorities. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

At least 18 people were injured, including four police officers, SANA said. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 July 2026