POLICEMAN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

policeman

noun

pə-ˈlēs-mən

Definition of policeman

as in cop

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 policeman One policeman was captured on camera using a headlock on a girl in Alençon, a technique now prohibited by law. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 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 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 See All Example Sentences for policeman

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Noun

In January 2025, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch changed the department pursuit policy, barring cops from chasing after vehicles fleeing car stops unless a felony crime or a violent misdemeanor was committed.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Even as a former cop, he was shocked by the state of the place.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of cop

Noun

Kering, which welcomed veteran automobile executive Luca de Meo as chief executive officer in September 2025, seems in a mood to shake up the group’s creative ranks.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Upon entering the school building, Krantz said, officers confirmed that the suspect was dead and found the four other people who died from their injuries, and their families have been notified.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of officer

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

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