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
The swimmer has a big grin on his face but moments later, a second clip shows the man about to leave the site, before a uniformed policeman stopped his exit.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Rothstein had lost a substantial sum—by the standards of the day, a fortune—in a poker game run by George (Hump) McManus, an Irish political fixer and a gambler whose brothers were, fittingly, a priest and a policeman.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Horrific as his killing by a white policeman was, it was unduly racialised by BLM.
—Book Marks
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Rothstein had lost a substantial sum—by the standards of the day, a fortune—in a poker game run by George (Hump) McManus, an Irish political fixer and a gambler whose brothers were, fittingly, a priest and a policeman.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Horrific as his killing by a white policeman was, it was unduly racialised by BLM.
—Book Marks
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
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And when Emily begins her personal investigations, Detective Sam Wilner (Mooney), a smart local cop — with a crush on Emily that is not completely unrequited — begins to wonder if there's more to Emily than meets the eye.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s appointees on the task force include Lizzie (Alison Oliver), a state police officer who’s regularly tormented by her fellow cops, and Aleah (Thuso Mbedu), who wins over a suspect in interrogation by sharing awful details of her past.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to police, 26 officers were injured during the demonstration in London and at least 25 arrests were made.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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