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 Upon seeing things turn physical, Mejia, who is a retired New Jersey police officer, got up and Olenick followed. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 It was later found that Bossell had assaulted a Platte City police officer just days before the attack, with the probable cause statement claiming she should be considered a danger to the public. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 Unfortunately for him — but fortunately for the rest of us — he was absolutely demolished by a police officer who was at the top of his game. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Davis said that witnesses were dishonest about his character throughout the trial, including FBI agents and police officers who testified for the prosecution. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police officer

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Noun

The head-on crash that killed two policemen and five joyriders in Middlesbrough in August, and its aftermath, is the latest.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026
On July 24, policemen in plainclothes barged into his house late evening and took him to the Navrangpura police station in Ahmedabad.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

Bossell is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle in connection with the death of 29-year-old Graham Hoffman.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Carrie Skains, the former human resources director at Trinity Valley School, alleged in the suit that the school’s chief financial officer, Adam Wojtelwicz, berated her and other female employees.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

Th victim made contact with the bus and was struck, cops said.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
For example, a South Florida cop trying to find a vehicle could search and find a person’s information from thousands of miles away in other states, a selling point that gained Flock dozens of law enforcement contracts, the Herald found.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 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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