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
Sean-Michael Johnson, then 33, was charged with kidnapping and impersonating a police officer.
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Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Joshua Rocha has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the July 2022 slaying of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The story follows police officer Alex Dempsey (Martin), who moves to Tall Pines with his pregnant wife, Laura Redman (Sarah Gadon), only to uncover the academy’s dark influence over the town and his wife’s own hidden past there.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The suspect was shot by local police officers and is believed to be dead.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
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Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Joshua Rocha has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the July 2022 slaying of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The story follows police officer Alex Dempsey (Martin), who moves to Tall Pines with his pregnant wife, Laura Redman (Sarah Gadon), only to uncover the academy’s dark influence over the town and his wife’s own hidden past there.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The suspect was shot by local police officers and is believed to be dead.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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The actors tells the stories of the deceased, including cattleman and 6666 ranch owner Samuel Burk Burnett, and the city’s first Black policeman, Hagar Tucker.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has taken up the anti-immigrant campaign aggressively, deputizing law-enforcement officers to assist ICE in its roundups.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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One person was killed and three others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Pala early Sunday morning, according to California Highway Patrol officers.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cops showed up and arrested him for God knows what, but Lee definitely didn’t serve four days and one morning for protesting apartheid or being gay in Victorian England.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Silver family is comprised of Boston District Attorney Mae Silver (Gloria Reuben), Boston PD Detective Lena Silver, Police Superintendent Sarah Silver (Maggie Lawson), rookie cop Jonah Silver (Marcus Scribner) and renowned Baptist pastor Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson).—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The county then introduced a budget proposal that cut the sheriff’s salary in half and the constable’s salary by 75 percent, to $31,000.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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