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beat cop

NOUN
patrolman
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constable policewoman
STRONG
badge bear blue bluecoat bobby constabulary cop copper corps detective fed flatfoot force gendarme heat law narc officer patrol police
WEAK
arm of the law black and white finest law enforcement patrolwoman peace officer police officer
NOUN
patrolwoman
Synonyms
WEAK
arm of the law badge bear black and white blue bluecoat bobby constable constabulary cop copper corps detective fed finest flatfoot force gendarme heat law law enforcement narc officer patrol patrolman peace officer police police officer policewoman
NOUN
police/police officer
Synonyms
WEAK
arm of the law badge bear black and white blue bluecoat bobby constable constabulary cop copper corps detective fed flatfoot force gendarme heat law law enforcement narc patrol
Antonyms
WEAK
criminal

Example Sentences

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Jack Hibbert - a beat cop just four months into the job - was hit in both the head and the shoulder but continued to help festival attendees until he physically couldn't, his family said.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

His first decade was spent as a beat cop in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Fort Greene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Before he was a police chief, he used to be a beat cop.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023

A onetime beat cop in the city’s West End, Ms. Dick became the first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history when she was appointed in 2017.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

A beat cop from the neighborhood strolls in.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz