as in cop
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Recent Examples of policeman
The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Their daughter Jane wants to leave law school and pursue creative writing, but when their son Kevin, a policeman, commits a violent act and then disappears, everyone’s dreams threaten to turn into deep regrets.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The stunned policemen opened the door.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Anything that would seem indecent to a policeman—a drawing of a big cock—[would get them in trouble].
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Their daughter Jane wants to leave law school and pursue creative writing, but when their son Kevin, a policeman, commits a violent act and then disappears, everyone’s dreams threaten to turn into deep regrets.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The stunned policemen opened the door.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Anything that would seem indecent to a policeman—a drawing of a big cock—[would get them in trouble].
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
Noun
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When the cops spoke to Bonnoyer about the child’s whereabouts, the 31-year-old man claimed that someone came into the apartment and took the boy.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The cops uncovered an obituary for a woman named Mary Ramsey Crawford, who was 67 when she was killed in 2014 by a hit-and-run driver.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Detention is the middle step that must run smoothly in order for the growing number of ICE officers to continue making arrests.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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There have been outbreaks of tuberculosis and measles at the site, and ICE officers have used the dangerously subpar conditions to pressure detainees to sign papers authorizing their deportation.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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According to the Brea Museum’s director and curator, Linda Shay, Brea first had a constable, George Bird.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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