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, 23 Apr. 2026
The White House’s approach of eschewing being the world’s policeman to instead focus on key geopolitical battlegrounds is paying off, an ex-assistant secretary of state wrote.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
My dashing policeman needed to be in peak form.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Body camera footage released alongside Prescott’s preliminary report showed that Jones began moving toward the policeman, who was in the street and walked onto a sidewalk to keep his distance.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The White House’s approach of eschewing being the world’s policeman to instead focus on key geopolitical battlegrounds is paying off, an ex-assistant secretary of state wrote.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
My dashing policeman needed to be in peak form.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Body camera footage released alongside Prescott’s preliminary report showed that Jones began moving toward the policeman, who was in the street and walked onto a sidewalk to keep his distance.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
Noun
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He was later found to be in possession of a kitchen knife, crack pipe and syringe needle, cops said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Under the pact, Zabel has sold a gritty cop drama to Netflix, with Scott Free producing.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
Noun
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One of the owners told officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that 31 other sloths, from Guyana and Peru, had died — either on the way to the attraction or after arriving and being stored over cold nights in a building with no heat or running water.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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His attorney had asked officers to check on him, investigators said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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