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

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

Onlookers and policemen rushed to the balloon’s basket to find the three men lying crumpled on the ground. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

When plans were made for a visit to Japan by President Eisenhower in 1960—it was eventually called off—there weren’t enough policemen to guard his route into Tokyo, so the yakuza were mobilized to help. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

One of Sanchez’s associates shot at the policemen, who returned fire. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

There was a group of them, policemen, and then there was a priest with them. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

The head-on crash that killed two policemen and five joyriders in Middlesbrough in August, and its aftermath, is the latest. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026

As a result, the policemen were tried for a second time, in which one officer was found not guilty, and the two others’ charges were ultimately dismissed due to a second hung jury and mistrial. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026