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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Plaza plays a cop who Qualley has a passionate love affair with until things turn sour.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Here, cops can decompress after a stressful event or take a brief time-out during a draining shift.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 2025
Noun
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As chief human resources officer at BrightStar Care, a national home health care agency, Heather Brazik Smith understands all too well the labor shortage in her industry.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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The person’s name was not made public, but he was identified as the ship’s second officer.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
27 May 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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