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
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.
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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
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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Another twist is that the roadside tests that cops use to spot drunk drivers don’t work as well for drug impairment.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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And second, these corrupt cops definitely justify the trio taking matters into their own hands on this one.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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As officers arrived and investigated, additional gunfire was discharged from both outside and inside an apartment toward them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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Police say Reed then opened fire in the parking lot, killing Jones, wounding a 23-year-old Dallas man and also shooting at off-duty officers who were working at the business.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Policemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policemen. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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