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

The former policeman turned recluse comes out of retirement to try to figure out whether the boy’s missing sister is still alive. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 4 Nov. 2026

This hint of connection between them is later made concrete when, at the demonstration, the two are complicit in an act of defiance — throwing a cobblestone at a policeman, badly injuring him — and must skip town for the night. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Walter Kale / Chicago Tribune A policeman scans the roof of the Cabrini-Green housing project with a sniper scope on a rifle on July 17, 1970. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

The second was when Lula, in response, called Flávio Bolsonaro a vigilante, in a reference to groups linked to policemen that are operating in poor communities in Rio de Janeiro. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026