Synonyms: cop [slang], officer, bobby [informal], copper [slang] More Synonyms of police officer
police officer in British English
noun
a member of a police force, esp a constable
Often (esp as form of address) shortened to: officer
police officer in American English
a member of a police force
Examples of 'police officer' in a sentence
police officer
He must be the most disliked senior police officer in history.
The Sun (2016)
A resident said: 'The police officers who were chasing the car were distraught.
The Sun (2016)
Many police officers join the service with university degrees.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Two police officers and a call handler are under investigation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Only one in ten senior police officers are female.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Just room to squeeze in mention of the overweight police officers who find gym work boring.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is a poor moment for any senior police officer to ask that scrutiny be turned back.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is all too easy to imagine the weary sighs of the police officers who were called to the field of cans.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We urgently need a new compact about how police officers deploy lawful force before those wrong answers become common sights on our streets.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They will be interviewed by specialist police officers to find out how they came to England.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Police Review does not shy away from criticism of police officers or forces if it is justified.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Their role is to observe and call for police officer assistance '.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This is a senior police officer speaking, not some softie liberal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The star was approached by passing police officers, who called for reinforcements.
The Sun (2006)
The failure of the initial investigation sparked international condemnation and led to the resignation or retirement of a number of senior police officers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When she telephoned the shop to check whether her husband was safe, police officers answered her call.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Last night leaders of rank and file police officers rejected his call for the police service to be exempt from health and safety laws.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A chief constable appeared before a misconduct tribunal yesterday amid concern about the number of senior police officers under investigation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
One police officer said: 'The internet offers the opportunity for trafficking to be an organised crime.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He said: 'The police officers had no idea of her past.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
When they've finished battling with negative forces, police officers need somewhere to relax and unwind.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That rises to 10 per cent of senior police officers and a whopping one fifth of MPs.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
When they tried this in California, use of force by police officers dropped by two thirds in a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A spokesman said: 'The police officer gave him a heart massage which saved his life.
The Sun (2016)
Quotations
A policeman's lot is not a happy oneW.S. GilbertThe Pirates of Penzance
In other languages
police officer
British English: police officer /pəˈliːs ˈɒfɪsə/ NOUN
A police officer is a member of the police force.
...a meeting of senior police officers.
American English: police officer
Arabic: شُرْطِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: policial
Chinese: 警官
Croatian: policajac
Czech: policista
Danish: politibetjent
Dutch: politiebeambte
European Spanish: agente de policía
Finnish: poliisi
French: gardien de la paix
German: Polizist
Greek: αστυνομικός
Italian: agente di polizia
Japanese: 警察官
Korean: 경찰관
Norwegian: politibetjent
Polish: policjant
European Portuguese: agente da polícia
Romanian: ofițer de poliție
Russian: полицейский
Latin American Spanish: agente de policía
Swedish: polis
Thai: เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจ
Turkish: polis görevlisi
Ukrainian: офіцер поліції
Vietnamese: viên cảnh sát
Chinese translation of 'police officer'
police officer
n(c)
警察 (jǐngchá) (名, míng)
officer
(ˈɔfɪsəʳ)
n(c)
(Mil) 军(軍)官 (jūnguān) (位, wèi)
(also police officer) 警官 (jǐngguān) (位, wèi)
(= official) 官员(員) (guānyuán) (位, wèi)
(noun)
a meeting of senior police officers
Synonyms
cop (slang)
officer
an officer in the West Midlands police force
pig (offensive, slang)
bobby (informal)
copper (slang)
constable
bogey (slang)
plod (British, slang)
peeler (Irish, British, obsolete, slang)
gendarme (slang)
fuzz (slang)
woodentop (slang)
bizzy (informal)
flatfoot (slang)
rozzer (slang)
policeman or policewoman
Quotation
A policeman's lot is not a happy one [W.S. Gilbert – The Pirates of Penzance]