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Synonyms and antonyms of Police officers in American Thesaurus

Police officers

bobby (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned a male police officer

cadet (noun)

a young person who is training to be a police officer or military officer

captain (noun)

in the U.S., a police officer of high rank, above that of lieutenant

Cdr. (abbreviation)

Commander

chief of police (noun)

American the most senior police officer in a city who is in charge of all the police there

commissioner (noun)

a police officer in charge of a particular police force

constable (noun)

a police officer in some parts of the U.S. whose rank is below a sheriff

constable (noun)

in the U.K., a police officer of the lowest rank

cop (noun)

informal a police officer

copper (noun)

informal old-fashioned a police officer

DCI (noun)

Detective Chief Inspector: a police officer of high rank in the British police force

deputy (noun)

a police officer in some parts of the U.S. who does the sheriff’s job when the sheriff is away

detective (noun)

a police officer whose job is to try to discover information about a crime so that the criminal can be caught

dog handler (noun)

a police officer who trains and works with dogs

DS (noun)

Detective Sergeant: a police officer of middle rank in the British police force

fed (noun)

Americaninformal someone employed by the U.S. government to do police work, especially an officer in the FBI

frogman (noun)

someone who does police or military work under water using special clothes and equipment

gendarme (noun)

a French police officer

Guard (noun)

Irishinformal an officer in the Irish police force

Insp. (abbreviation)

Inspector

Lieut. (abbreviation)

Lieutenant

Lt. (abbreviation)

Lieutenant

marshal (noun)

a police or fire department officer of the highest rank in some parts of the U.S.

Mountie (noun)

a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a special group of the Canadian police who ride horses

narc (noun)

informal a police officer whose job is to deal with crimes involving illegal drugs

nark ()

another spelling of narc

officer (noun)

spoken used for talking politely to a police officer, or as part of their title

patrolman (noun)

American a police officer whose job is to walk or drive around a particular area

PC (noun)

British police constable: a police officer of the lowest rank

pig (noun)

offensive an insulting word for a police officer

police officer (noun)

a member of the police. You can also talk about a policeman or a policewoman, but some people prefer to use “police officer,” which could be either a man or a woman.

ranger (noun)

a state police officer in some states of the U.S., especially Texas

sergeant (noun)

a police officer of middle rank, below that of lieutenant

Sgt. (abbreviation)

sergeant

sheriff (noun)

in the U.S., the most senior police officer in a county

state trooper (noun)

in the U.S., a police officer who is a member of a state police force

super (noun)

Britishinformal a superintendent in the police

superintendent (noun)

a senior police officer in the U.K.

Supt. (abbreviation)

superintendent

trooper (noun)

American a state trooper