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 Set between the 1950s and ’80s, the film tells the story of four male friends whose lives are shattered by the arrival of a policeman and his wife in their small working-class town. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 July 2026 Bernthal played the real-life Baltimore policeman Wayne Jenkins, who led a crew of officers who shook down people for cash and drugs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026 Finally, in 2024 in Chicago, in an accidental shooting, the same bullet pierced a 16-year-old boy and a policeman. — Cal Chengqi Fang, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 When the policeman tried to arrest him, Underwood threatened him with a bag of snakes. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for policeman

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Noun

In the years since Shakur’s murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
But first, the premiere settles the audience into a tried and true cop drama with power struggles over jurisdiction, a local militia led by a man with his own agenda, and a suspect who literally blows the case wide open.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cop

Noun

Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Authorities offered their sympathies to McKnight’s family, everyone at the constable’s office, and those who knew and loved him.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

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