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 Little Rock Civil Service Commission this week upheld the firing of a Little Rock police officer who pepper-sprayed a woman outside a nightclub in 2023 while working off-duty.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
The 47-year-old gunman was killed after a gunfight with a police officer.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Firemen and police officers are telling Banfield, running towards the sole remaining tower, to go back, to retreat.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
After the shooting, hundreds of police officers were on the scene searching each room on campus, according to law enforcement.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
The 47-year-old gunman was killed after a gunfight with a police officer.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Firemen and police officers are telling Banfield, running towards the sole remaining tower, to go back, to retreat.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
After the shooting, hundreds of police officers were on the scene searching each room on campus, according to law enforcement.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The policeman asked where the shell was.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to police, 26 officers were injured during the demonstration in London and at least 25 arrests were made.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another twist is that the roadside tests that cops use to spot drunk drivers don’t work as well for drug impairment.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lellouche stars as unlikely hero Zem, a disillusioned Zone 3 cop with an idealistic militant past, who is teamed with haughty, high-flying Zone 2 officer Salia, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, after a leading politician is assassinated in Zone 1.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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