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

There was a group of them, policemen, and then there was a priest with them. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

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

As a result, the policemen were tried for a second time, in which one officer was found not guilty, and the two others’ charges were ultimately dismissed due to a second hung jury and mistrial. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 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