POLICE OFFICER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

police officer

noun

Definition of police officer

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 Beyond Calvo’s regular security detail, his chief of staff, Jose Torres, is also a Hialeah police officer, providing another potential layer of security for the mayor. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 No matter how powerful, dictators have always needed subordinates—censors, propagandists, security guards, police officers, intelligence analysts, and local bureaucrats—to carry out their orders. — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026 Some 625 people – mostly young – were detained by police on Wednesday, France’s interior minister Laurent Nunez said, adding that 83 police officers had been injured. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Police said at the time that there was no evidence suggesting Evans used his position as a police officer to conduct drug deals in the community. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police officer

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Noun

In one video shared on social media, a teenager was shot in the face with a tear-gas grenade at almost point-blank range by a policeman.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

The most justifiable criticism against the DC detective series is that its mysteries play out wordily, without letting the audience in on how its space cops come to major conclusions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In 2018, she was charged with driving under the influence where cops allegedly found drug paraphernalia.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of cop

Noun

Jenna Ziviani, a constable at the police station, helped deliver Lyla while receiving guidance from an ambulance officer on the phone.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

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