as in cops
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 policemen
Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Two policemen were injured and the driver was killed, police confirmed, after the vehicle landed in a ditch.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
The three fallen policemen were identified as Detective-Sgt.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
To make matters even more challenging, Hansen was a local business owner whom all the policemen knew from shopping at his bakery, Rothschild told A&E True Crime in 2019.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Two policemen were injured and the driver was killed, police confirmed, after the vehicle landed in a ditch.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
The three fallen policemen were identified as Detective-Sgt.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
To make matters even more challenging, Hansen was a local business owner whom all the policemen knew from shopping at his bakery, Rothschild told A&E True Crime in 2019.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policemen
Noun
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Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, though, the cops find video of Maya — the victim from the top of the hour — looking very out of it as a man leads her away from the club’s main room.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2019, Newton allegedly beat and used a stun gun on a teenager, along with three other officers.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Structural shifts Unlike previous generations of technology, where bespoke automation tools had to be made for every distinct job, LLM Suite can service them all, from traders to wealth managers and risk officers, according to Waldron.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Policemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policemen. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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