COPPER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

copper

noun

Definition of copper

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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

civilian

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of copper The agaves were cooked in a conical stone oven, milled using a tahona stone, fermented in pinewood vats for 10 days with wild yeast, and double distilled in copper pot stills. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026 Solid-state conversion would mean smaller footprints, fewer conversion stages and less copper. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 In practice, even a relatively basic job might result in a cairn of charred copper and broken glass. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Global copper demand is projected to skyrocket by over 50 percent by 2050, topping 50 million tonnes annually. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper

Noun

Onlookers and policemen rushed to the balloon’s basket to find the three men lying crumpled on the ground.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Hanuman inspires him to avenge the rape of his mother by a corrupt policeman working for a deceitful Hindu nationalist spiritual leader.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

According to the district’s chief business officer Gerardo Castillo, Sac City Unified’s initial report included only its 2025-26 expenditures and left out spending from 2024-25.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Mike Krieger, Anthropic’s chief product officer and an advisor at Collective[i], summed it up in a single line.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

Jenna Ziviani, a constable at the police station, helped deliver Lyla while receiving guidance from an ambulance officer on the phone.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026