Synonyms for policeman

Most common

police officer · cop · enforcer · rubber policeman

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A police officer, usually a male.

Related words

Phrases

community policeman sleeping policeman world policeman rubber policeman

Forms

Plural

policemen → cops, pigs, enforcers, coppers…

Example sentences

• cop The cop motioned to Yanni to wind down his window.
• enforcer The mob enforcer kept a pair of brass knuckles in his coat pocket.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

fed¹, cop¹, pig¹

4 letters

bull¹

6 letters

copper², peeler²

8 letters

enforcer³, gendarme², bluecoat

9 letters

constable³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copper² = 2 syllables).