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
One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
This 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner follows a retired New York City policeman whose wife has died and whose son has just been released from jail.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
The United States, in other words, is not just abandoning its historical role as the world’s clean-governance policeman.
—Elizabeth David-Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
The death of the Kenyan policeman, if confirmed, would mark the second time an officer with the security support team has been killed in Haiti since the force began deploying in June.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
This 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner follows a retired New York City policeman whose wife has died and whose son has just been released from jail.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
The United States, in other words, is not just abandoning its historical role as the world’s clean-governance policeman.
—Elizabeth David-Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
The death of the Kenyan policeman, if confirmed, would mark the second time an officer with the security support team has been killed in Haiti since the force began deploying in June.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
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
Noun
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The vehicles were stopped by officers, and the woman who was allegedly abducted was taken from the Toyota.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Knights’ chief operating officer then smiled.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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