POLICEMAN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

policeman

noun

pə-ˈlēs-mən

Definition of policeman next

as in cop

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level reported the crime to the nearest policeman

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

civilian

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of policeman Suspecting that the bumbling local policeman, Officer Tim Derry (Nicholas Braun, accentuating the goofiness), is wrong in his conclusion that George simply died of a heart attack, Lily rallies her fellow sheep to help solve the murder. —

Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026 The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months. —

Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 The White House’s approach of eschewing being the world’s policeman to instead focus on key geopolitical battlegrounds is paying off, an ex-assistant secretary of state wrote. —

Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026 My dashing policeman needed to be in peak form. —

Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for policeman

Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman

Noun

Both Saint-Hilaire and Negron lived a short distance from the scene of the fatal crash, cops said.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
The movie is about how Irwin and his brother, a high-rolling ex-cop named Gary (Adam Driver), get involved in a financial scheme that ensnares them in the tentacles of the Russian mob.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026