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| Main Entry: |
police/police officer
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, people hired to uphold the laws |
| Synonyms: | arm of the law, badge, bear*, beat cop, black and white, blue*, bluecoat, bobby, constable, constabulary, cop, copper, corps, detective, fed, flatfoot, force, gendarme, heat*, law, law enforcement, narc, patrol |
| Antonyms: | criminal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | police officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | officer of the law |
| Synonyms: | MP, arm of the law, carabiniere, constable, cop, deputy, detective, flatfoot, flic, fuzz, gendarme, law enforcement agent, law enforcer, lawman, lawwoman, marshal, meter maid, military police, mounted police officer, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, policeman, policewoman, sheriff, the man, traffic officer, trooper |
| Main Entry: | patrolman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | policeman |
| Synonyms: | arm of the law, badge, bear*, beat cop, black and white, blue*, bluecoat, bobby, constable, constabulary, cop, copper, corps, detective, fed, finest, flatfoot, force, gendarme, heat*, law, law enforcement, narc, officer, patrol, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, police officer, policewoman |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | patrolwoman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | policeman |
| Synonyms: | arm of the law, badge, bear*, beat cop, 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | policeman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law enforcement officer |
| Synonyms: | badge, bear*, blue*, bluecoat, bobby, boy scout, bull*, constable, constabulary, cop, copper, corps, county mounty, detective, fed, finest, flatfoot, force, fuzz, gendarme, gumshoe, heat*, law, law enforcement, man, narc, officer, officers, oink, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, pig, police, police |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | policewoman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law enforcement officer |
| Synonyms: | badge, bear*, blue*, bluecoat, bobby, boy scout, bull*, constable, constabulary, cop, copper, corps, county mounty, detective, fed, finest, flatfoot, force, fuzz, gendarme, gumshoe, heat*, law, law enforcement, man, narc, officer, officers, oink, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, pig, police, police |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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