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
On the night of Oct. 6, 2016, Kardashian was by herself in her room at the No Address Hotel in Paris when five men dressed as policemen broke in, tied up her feet and hands and gagged her before putting her in a bathtub.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 13 May 2025
The second Trump administration looks set to entirely do away the role of world policeman, and cynics might say, replace it with the role for rent collector.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
His son Flávio had been found to be paying a salary to the wife and the mother of a fugitive policeman who was wanted for running a murder-for-hire operation.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The National Police Office will fully take care of the benefits and welfare of the families of the 5 brave policemen.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 13 May 2025
The second Trump administration looks set to entirely do away the role of world policeman, and cynics might say, replace it with the role for rent collector.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
His son Flávio had been found to be paying a salary to the wife and the mother of a fugitive policeman who was wanted for running a murder-for-hire operation.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The National Police Office will fully take care of the benefits and welfare of the families of the 5 brave policemen.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
Noun
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And seriously, when the cops are agreeing there’s no riot — there is no riot.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The crook ripped the chain from the boy’s neck and kept going, speeding off north on Marion Ave., cops said.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Immigration officers in March raided a metal business in unincorporated El Cajon that contracts with the federal government.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Another woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting an officer, too.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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The victim went back to the police six months later, and local detective constable, Mike Smith, led an investigation into what exactly occurred.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Law enforcement agencies would have to create department files on any employee holding a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement license, which includes police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, corrections officers and others.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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