Synonyms of policemen

policemen

noun

plural of policeman

as in cops

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level

reported the crime to the nearest policeman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cops
• officers
• constables
• sheriffs
• gendarmes
• lawmen
• police
• coppers
• police officers
• bobbies
• investigators
• inspectors
• policewomen
• patrolmen
• detectives
• bulls
• troopers
• sergeants
• flatfeet
• shamuses
• marshals
• plainclothesmen
• constabularies
• sleuths
• lieutenants
• operatives
• men
• fuzzes
• dicks
• peace officers
• police forces
• gumshoes
• sleuthhounds
• captains
• private detectives
• private investigators
• sherlocks
• hawkshaws
• private eyes
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of policemen

People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man. — USA Today, 28 July 2026

Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026

My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes. — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026

Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. — Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026

However, he was also traumatized by a childhood in which his mother moved to Chicago for more opportunities, leaving White in Memphis, where he was once brutally beaten by white policemen. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

However, her personable commanding officer Majid (Shafi al-Harthi) sees the value in her perspective when a high school student’s body turns up in the desert, and Nawal discerns clues from details which the policemen overlook, from the girl’s manicure to the embroidery on her abaya. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 June 2026

Eight policemen and at least four civilians died. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026