policewomen

noun

plural of policewoman
as in policemen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policewomen
  1. policemen
  2. cops
  3. officers
  4. troopers
  5. gendarmes
  6. police officers
  7. constables
  8. coppers
Noun
  • My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
  • Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of policemen
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 cops
Noun
  • In one case, a 20-year-old man was caught in a sting operation after anti-corruption officers turned up posing as buyers.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • At the scene, officers found spent shell casings and damage to a vehicle believed to have been struck by gunfire.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • During the holiday weekend in 2025, troopers responded to 5,110 calls for service, 528 traffic services, 1,219 traffic stops, 29 DUIs and 330 motor vehicle crashes, 35 with injuries and three with fatal injuries in Southbury and Prospect.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026
  • When the vehicle sped away instead, the troopers pursued the Dodge.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of troopers
Noun
  • French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of gendarmes
Noun
  • The Denton County District Attorney’s Office issued two warrants for Mauala, and he was taken into custody by Pilot Point police officers Monday morning, according to the release.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • Earlier this month, dozens of police officers, hunters and city officials were deployed in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, to catch a bear that roamed the streets for four days, forcing mass school closures.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of police officers
Noun
  • Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
  • Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of constables
Noun
  • Not all the coppers will turn out to be good — there are the corrupt and ambitious among them — but two are, Lena (Daryna Egorkina) and Oleksa (Valentyn Tomusiak), once trust has been established.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Golds, coppers, and rich emerald tones pop beautifully against melanin-rich skin.
    — Essence, Essence, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of coppers
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