POLICE OFFICER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

police officer

noun

Definition of police officer

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 district is home to everyone from former President Bill Clinton to New York City investment bankers to thousands of police officers. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 An unverified Snapchat message, which students in France claim was written by an undercover police officer, has become the slogan of student protests. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 In 2010, an Austin police officer fatally shot Pierce in 2010 after a traffic stop. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 The Mississippi police officer who fired the shot that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has resigned, a city official told NBC News on Friday. — Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police officer

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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

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