Synonyms of policeman

policeman

noun

pə-ˈlēs-mən 

as in cop

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level

reported the crime to the nearest policeman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cop
• officer
• constable
• sheriff
• police
• gendarme
• lawman
• police officer
• copper
• bobby
• investigator
• inspector
• detective
• flatfoot
• policewoman
• patrolman
• constabulary
• bull
• sergeant
• fuzz
• trooper
• shamus
• lieutenant
• marshal
• man
• sleuth
• dick
• operative
• police force
• peace officer
• plainclothesman
• gumshoe
• captain
• sleuthhound
• sherlock
• private investigator
• private detective
• hawkshaw
• private eye
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of policeman

My father came from a large family from Corfu and had served as a policeman in Lefkada. — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others. — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026

The pivotal match itself — the semifinal encounter against hosts Uruguay — is also more convincingly depicted and dramatic, particularly for how one of the goals is assisted by an interfering policeman (incredibly, this did actually happen). — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Ratzenberger played a policeman in 1981's Ragtime, which gave him the opportunity to work alongside James Cagney, who starred as Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026