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
After decades of wars in the Middle East, many American politicians, civil society organizations, and citizens advocate for pulling back, arguing that the United States can no longer serve as the world’s policeman.
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
He’s used to having headwinds at every turn, but the stakes are so high knowing what can happen to a policeman in prison.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Plan for new Palestinian police Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says his country is training some 5,000 new Palestinian policemen for Gaza.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
He’s used to having headwinds at every turn, but the stakes are so high knowing what can happen to a policeman in prison.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Plan for new Palestinian police Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says his country is training some 5,000 new Palestinian policemen for Gaza.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
Noun
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The city was going bankrupt, the cops were on strike, and a fire had wiped out telephone service in my part of the East Side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Those movies sent up buddy-cop films and alien-invasion flicks by way of a distinctly British perspective (there were plenty of droll asides to go along with the action scenes).—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Yehuda Shmidman, chief executive officer of WHP Global, and Wang spoke on a panel at the WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit, moderated by Amanda Smith, chief executive officer of Fairchild Media Group.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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In September, Apollo launched its new sports fund led by CEO Al Tylis, co-portfolio managers Rob Givone and Lee Solomon, and chief strategy officer Sam Porter.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Kamal says the constables accused him of forging them and detained him.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
11 Oct. 2025
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Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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