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
The risks were maybe getting stopped by a police officer or two.
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Louis Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The two Port Authority police officers aboard the rescue truck were seriously injured.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
One of the witnesses included an off-duty police officer who followed the suspect and relayed information to dispatchers, Libertini said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The video taken by George Holliday of Los Angeles police officers beating Rodney King was shown on local television news stations in Los Angeles in 1991.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Louis Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The two Port Authority police officers aboard the rescue truck were seriously injured.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
One of the witnesses included an off-duty police officer who followed the suspect and relayed information to dispatchers, Libertini said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The video taken by George Holliday of Los Angeles police officers beating Rodney King was shown on local television news stations in Los Angeles in 1991.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The White House’s approach of eschewing being the world’s policeman to instead focus on key geopolitical battlegrounds is paying off, an ex-assistant secretary of state wrote.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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His grandfather, Chris Heidenreich, was a naval officer, and his uncle, Chip Heidenreich, served as a corpsman with the Marines.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Good cops in this business tend to have more friends but fewer rings.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Garcia De Jesus lived in Yonkers, cops said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hardin went on to work for the Precinct 4 constable's office and has since had his criminal case expunged.—
Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Mar. 2026
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Set during the Song Dynasty, the film stars Liu Fengchao as Xue Buyi, a disciplined but rigid constable who becomes the target of a conspiracy after being framed for a robbery.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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