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
Ball said county police officers receive specialized crisis intervention training, including 40 hours of instruction focused on interacting with people who have autism and other intellectual or development disabilities.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Everard was murdered in March 2021 by Wayne Couzens, a serving police officer, who has since been sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
More than 140 spring breakers were arrested in connection with two rowdy parties in an Alabama beach town, with one ending after an individual poured beer on a responding police officer’s head.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Attorneys representing RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyré Nichols, have asked a federal judge in an ongoing civil lawsuit to dismiss five former Memphis police officers from the case.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 30 Mar. 2026
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Everard was murdered in March 2021 by Wayne Couzens, a serving police officer, who has since been sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
More than 140 spring breakers were arrested in connection with two rowdy parties in an Alabama beach town, with one ending after an individual poured beer on a responding police officer’s head.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Attorneys representing RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyré Nichols, have asked a federal judge in an ongoing civil lawsuit to dismiss five former Memphis police officers from the case.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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He was engaged in a battle of courtesy with some policemen over a brand of cigarettes called Long Life.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two Israeli strikes early Sunday in the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, including three policemen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He is expected to survive and was identified as 68-year-old William Brumley of Vallejo, officers said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Then, police say, Shipp got a hold of an officer’s pepper spray but wasn’t able to use it.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The city is also on the hook to hire 4,000 cops after voters changed the city’s charter in 2024.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hardin went on to work for the Precinct 4 constable's office and has since had his criminal case expunged.—
Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Mar. 2026
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Set during the Song Dynasty, the film stars Liu Fengchao as Xue Buyi, a disciplined but rigid constable who becomes the target of a conspiracy after being framed for a robbery.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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