as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
a crime novel set in the days when policemen were coppers and safecrackers were "yeggs"
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Recent Examples of copper
As currently struck, the coin’s composition is approximately 75% copper and 25% nickel, the report noted.
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Luke Gentile, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
The lines — some of which were old copper wires — failed a third time on Sunday, but that time the backup system worked and the radar stayed online.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration has already replaced copper wires with fiber lines at Newark Liberty Airport, and they are being tested.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The breakdown was caused by failures in the copper wiring that transmits information from Long Island to Philadelphia, a source told CNN.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for copper
Luke Gentile, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
The lines — some of which were old copper wires — failed a third time on Sunday, but that time the backup system worked and the radar stayed online.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration has already replaced copper wires with fiber lines at Newark Liberty Airport, and they are being tested.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The breakdown was caused by failures in the copper wiring that transmits information from Long Island to Philadelphia, a source told CNN.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for copper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper
Noun
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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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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.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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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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Occupations Spanberger worked on narcotics and money laundering cases as a federal law enforcement officer in the Postal Inspection Service and then at the CIA as a case officer.—
Morgan Kromer,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Among them is 9-1-1: Nashville, the latest from the Ryan Murphy cop universe.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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When Alma’s inventor is murdered, Salia and Zem, two cops from different zones who are polar opposites, are forced to collaborate on the investigation.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
16 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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The Center Township constable's office has made headlines in recent years because of scandals surrounding former constable Denise Hatch.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Copper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copper. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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