POLICE OFFICER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

police officer

noun

Definition of police officer

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 According to the Associated Press, Kirk’s widow, Erika, and parents were in attendance but departed the courtroom as former Utah Valley University police officer Chris Bagley began testifying about Kirk’s arrival on campus the day he was killed. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Investigators have identified a San Diego police officer and an allegedly fleeing suspect involved in a shooting near a Morena riverbed last week, sheriff’s officials said. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Firefighters, police officers, paramedics and emergency medical personnel are repeatedly exposed to crisis, tragedy and human suffering. — John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Two police officers then exit the vehicle and take cover as bullets appear to hit the pavement. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for police officer

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Noun

When the policeman tried to arrest him, Underwood threatened him with a bag of snakes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
My father came from a large family from Corfu and had served as a policeman in Lefkada.

— Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

But a DeKalb County officer recently had his firearm in one hand and handcuffs in the other while trying to arrest a teenager who was on the ground with his hands behind his back.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
In the event authorities spot a drone, Link said officers make efforts to locate the flyers and warn them to land.

— Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

Robert Karroll was shot in his ballistic vest by an 18-year-old gunman who approached the officer’s unmarked vehicle in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, cops said.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
The cops posted outside of the nearby Swarovski and PINK stores are similarly unwilling to entertain my interrogations.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026

Definition of cop

Noun

Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.

— Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026

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