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policemen

NOUN

law enforcement officer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constable detective man officer patrolman police

STRONG

badge bear blue bluecoat bobby bull constabulary cop copper corps fed flatfoot force fuzz gendarme gumshoe heat law narc officers oink pig

WEAK

county mounty finest law enforcement patrolwoman peace officer

Example Sentences

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Flashing cars carrying heavily armed policemen are patrolling the capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

As a result, more than 75,000 policemen, soldiers and private security officers were activated for the opening ceremony, and camouflaged soldiers carrying assault rifles became a common sight outside venues.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Firefighters used an excavator to remove broken glass and gnarled metal strewn across the site as policemen with pump-action rifles patrolled on motorbike to prevent looting.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

The line was “hundreds of meters, 150 meters. And there were policemen there to patrol it.”

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

I’m careful of policemen because of Officer Berdecki.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron