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
Her brother, a police officer at the time, would be the one to find their small bodies.
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Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The Miami Herald reported last Friday that FIU has signed on to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the 287(g) program, which will train some of FIU’s police officers to assist in the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
According to an affidavit, on March 17 at approximately 11:16 p.m., a Kansas City police officer in the area of the Tesla Center, at 10111 State Line Road, saw smoke coming from a gray Cybertruck parked in the center’s parking lot.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Once released, police planned to book him at the Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and resisting a police officer.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The Miami Herald reported last Friday that FIU has signed on to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the 287(g) program, which will train some of FIU’s police officers to assist in the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
According to an affidavit, on March 17 at approximately 11:16 p.m., a Kansas City police officer in the area of the Tesla Center, at 10111 State Line Road, saw smoke coming from a gray Cybertruck parked in the center’s parking lot.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Once released, police planned to book him at the Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and resisting a police officer.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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Eya was just 9-years-old when both her parents were shot by hooded, uniformed policemen at around three in the morning in August 2016.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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McCauley was taken into custody and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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Police said the suspect sustained significant injuries in a shootout with officers who responded to the attack.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The new season involves a prison break and follows a criminal group, the Phantom Gang, undertaking more daring heists while being pursued by the cops.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Kids threw popcorn, cheered, and gave a standing ovation, refusing to settle down even as the lights came on and the cops showed up.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The mail carrier was whipped in multiple spots by the tool’s fast-spinning cord during the attack, according to Mark Herman, the constable for Harris County Precinct 4.—
Mark Price,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
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Last November, a jury rejected his claim that Nowland posed a threat and found the former senior constable guilty of breaching his duty of care by deploying his weapon against the elderly woman, who later died of her injuries.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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