police officer

noun

Definition of police officernext
as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident

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Recent Examples of police officer In February, a federal jury in Rochester, New York, awarded $125,000 to a father and daughter after a city police officer fatally shot their dog, News10NBC reported. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Federal police officers, called to the scene, detained the suspect right after the stabbing. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 The simple-to-use app is designed for San Diegans to report alleged misconduct by police officers so that Pillars of the Community can help those individuals file misconduct complaints. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026 In August 2025, he was charged with four felonies after allegedly attacking police officers while walking naked through the streets of Los Angeles. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police officer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
  1. policeman
  2. officer
  3. cop
  4. constable
Noun
  • 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
  • On July 24, policemen in plainclothes barged into his house late evening and took him to the Navrangpura police station in Ahmedabad.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of policeman
Noun
  • Bossell is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle in connection with the death of 29-year-old Graham Hoffman.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Carrie Skains, the former human resources director at Trinity Valley School, alleged in the suit that the school’s chief financial officer, Adam Wojtelwicz, berated her and other female employees.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • Bernadette explains the racial nuances the Guardians might not know as newcomers to Earth, echoing the landmark 1971 Green Lantern/Green Arrow comic series, which attempts to bring the space cops down to Earth by exposing them to racial strife.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In the years since Shakur's murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cop
Noun
  • Jenna Ziviani, a constable at the police station, helped deliver Lyla while receiving guidance from an ambulance officer on the phone.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of constable

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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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