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 Set in a small Indian town, Babita Singh Reporting follows suspended police officer Babita, known as Baby (Sajayan), a people-pleasing cop who has spent much of her life putting others first. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026 An off-duty Arlington police officer was shot in Dallas early Sunday and a suspect was arrested, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026 The city of Oakland reached a $17 million settlement this week with the family of a man killed by a speeding car fleeing two Oakland police officers, who later tried hiding their role in the unauthorized chase and the ensuring wreck. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 The person who spoke to the woman allegedly identified themselves as a police officer. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police officer

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Noun

You’ll be attacked in the street for that, the policeman appeared to be telling him.

— Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
In 2022, an ex-policeman armed with a gun and knife stormed into a nursery in the country's north and murdered 24 children and 12 adults in one of Thailand's deadliest massacres.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

In the years since Shakur’s murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
But first, the premiere settles the audience into a tried and true cop drama with power struggles over jurisdiction, a local militia led by a man with his own agenda, and a suspect who literally blows the case wide open.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 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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