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police officer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A peace officer who is a member of a police force.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: officer, person

2

noun

Meaning 2

a member of a police force

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was an accident, officer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: policeman, officer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lawman, law officer, peace officer

Narrower terms: bobby, bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig, captain, police captain, police chief, constable, police constable, detective, investigator, tec, police detective, gendarme, inspector, motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop, police matron, policewoman, Mountie, shoofly, traffic cop, trooper, state trooper

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

235 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: polisiebeampte — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Afrikaans: polisieman — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Afrikaans: polisievrou — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Albanian: polic — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Albanian: police — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Arabic: شُرْطِيّ (šurṭiyy) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Arabic: شُرَطِيّ (šuraṭiyy) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Arabic: شُرْطَةٍ (šurṭatin) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Arabic: ضَابِطُ شُرْطَةٍ (ḍābiṭu šurṭatin) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Arabic: ضَابِطَةُ شُرْطَةٍ (ḍābiṭatu šurṭatin) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Arabic: ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Arabic: شُرْطي (šurṭi) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Arabic: عَسْكَري (ʕaskari) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Armenian: ոստիկան (ostikan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Aromanian: astinumico — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Aromanian: pulits — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Belarusian: паліцэ́йскі (palicéjski) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Belarusian: міліцыя́нт (milicyjánt) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Belarusian: міліцыяне́р (milicyjanjér) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Belarusian: паліцыя́нт (palicyjánt) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Bengali: পুলিশ (puliś) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Bulgarian: полица́й (policáj) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Bulgarian: полица́йка (policájka) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Bulgarian: полицаин (policáin) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Burmese: ရဲသား (rai:sa:) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Burmese: ပုလိပ် (pu.lip) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Burmese: ရဲ (rai:) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Burmese: ရဲအရာရှိ (rai:a.rahri.) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Catalan: policia — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Catalan: agent — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Catalan: agent de policia — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Cebuano: polís — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Central Bikol: pulis — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chechen: милцо (milco) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Cherokee: ᏗᏓᏂᏱᏍᎩ (didaniyisgi) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese Cantonese: 警察 (ging2 caat3) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese Cantonese: 差佬 (caai1 lou2) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese: 警官 (zh-min-nan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese: 馬打 /马打 (má-tâ) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese: 警察 (zh-min-nan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese: 巡查 (zh-min-nan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese: 大人 (zh-min-nan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 警察 (jǐngchá) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 警官 (jǐngguān) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 警員 /警员 (jǐngyuán) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Cornish: gwithyas kres — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Cornish: kreswas — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Czech: policista — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Czech: policejní strážník — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Czech: policejní strážnice — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Danish: politibetjent — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Danish: politimand — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Danish: politimand — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Dhivehi: ފުލުސްމީހާ (fulusmīhā) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Dutch: politieagent — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Dutch: agent — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Dutch: politieman — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Esperanto: policisto — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Esperanto: policano — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Estonian: politseinik — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Estonian: ment — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ewe: kpovitɔŋutsu — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Finnish: poliisi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Finnish: konstaapeli — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • French: policier — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • French: gendarme — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • French: agent de police — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Galician: policía — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Georgian: პოლიციელი (ṗolicieli) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • German: Polizist — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • German: Polizeibeamter — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • German: Polizeimann — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • German: Polizeikraft — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Greek: αστυνομικός (astynomikós) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Greek: αστυνομικίνα (astynomikína) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Hawaiian: mākaʻi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Hebrew: שׁוֹטֵר (shotér) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Hindi: पुलिसवाला (pulisvālā) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Hindi: आरक्षी (ārakṣī) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Hindi: पुलिसमैन (pulismain) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Hungarian: rendőr — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Hungarian: rendőrnő — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Icelandic: lögreglumaður — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ido: policisto — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Igbo: onye ùwe ojiī — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Indonesian: polisi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ingrian: politseiskoi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Italian: poliziotto — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Italian: agente — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Italian: gendarme — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Italian: carabiniere — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Italian: ufficiale di polizia — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Japanese: 警察官 (keisatsukan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Japanese: 警官 (keikan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Japanese: お巡り (omawari) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Japanese: お巡りさん (omawarisan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Javanese: pulisi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Javanese: polisi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Caribbean Javanese: sekaut — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Caribbean Javanese: skaut — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Kalmyk: цагдач (tsagdaç) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Kazakh: милиционер (milisioner) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Kazakh: полицей (polisei) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Khmer: ភ្នាក់ងារប៉ូលិស (phnĕək ngiə poulih) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Khmer: តម្រួត (tɑɑtɑmruət) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Khmer: នាយតម្រួត (niəy tɑɑtɑmruət) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Korean: 경찰관 (gyeongchalgwan) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Korean: 안전원 (anjeonwon) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Korean: 보안원 (boanwon) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Northern Kurdish: polîs — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Kyrgyz: милиционер (militsioner) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Kyrgyz: полицейский (politseyskiy) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ladino: polis — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ladino: poliseyskiy — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ladino: militsioner — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ladino: polisista — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ladino: polisial — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Lao: ຕໍາຫຼວດ (tam lūat) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Latin: vigil — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Latin: denuntiator — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Latvian: policists — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Lithuanian: policininkas — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Macanese: puliça — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Macedonian: полица́ец (policáec) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Macedonian: полица́јка (policájka) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Macedonian: милица́ец (milicáec) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Macedonian: милица́јка (milicájka) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Maltese: uffiċċjal tal-pulizija — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Maltese: pulizjott — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Maltese: pulizjotta — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Maltese: pulizija — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Māori: pirihimana — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Marshallese: bwilijmāāņ — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Marshallese: ri-bwilijmāāņ — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Mauritian Creole: lapolis — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Mauritian Creole: polisie — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Mohawk: karíhton — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Navajo: siláo — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ngarrindjeri: kainggaipari — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Norman: chent'nyi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Norwegian Bokmål: politibetjent — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Norwegian Bokmål: politimann — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: politibetjent — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: politimann — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Nupe: olókpàá — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Occitan: policièr — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Occitan: agent de polícia — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ojibwe: dakoniwewinini — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Old English: burhweard — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Old English: tēoþungmann — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Pannonian Rusyn: полицай (policaj) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Iranian Persian: پاسْبان (pâsbân) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Polish: policjant — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Polish: policjantka — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Portuguese: polícia — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Portuguese: policial — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Portuguese: agente — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Portuguese: agente da polícia — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Portuguese: guarda — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Romanian: polițist — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Romanian: polițistă — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Russian: полице́йский (policéjskij) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Russian: полисме́н (polismén) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Russian: офице́р поли́ции (oficér polícii) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Russian: сотру́дник поли́ции (sotrúdnik polícii) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Russian: милиционе́р (milicionér) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Scottish Gaelic: maor-sìth — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Scottish Gaelic: earraid — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Scottish Gaelic: poileas — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Serbo-Croatian: полица́јац — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Serbo-Croatian: полѝца̄јка — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Serbo-Croatian: policájac — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Serbo-Croatian: polìcājka — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Serbo-Croatian: milicioner — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Serbo-Croatian: milicionerka — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Slovak: policajt — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Slovak: policajtka — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Slovene: policíst — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Slovene: policístka — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Slovene: milíčnik — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Slovene: milíčnica — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Lower Sorbian: policist — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Lower Sorbian: policaj — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Lower Sorbian: policistka — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Sotho: lepolesa — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: policía — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: agente — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: agente de policía — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: pitufo — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: shafo — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: oficial policial — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: oficial policíaco — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: oficial policiaco — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Spanish: gendarme — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Sranan Tongo: skowtu — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Swahili: polisi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Swahili: askari polisi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Swahili: afisa wa usalama — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Swahili: afisa wa polisi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Swedish: polis — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Swedish: polisman — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Swedish: konstapel — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tagalog: pulis — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tajik: милитсионер (militsioner) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tajik: посбон (posbon) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tajik: маъмури политсия (ma'mur-i politsiya) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tamil: போலீஸ்காரன் (pōlīskāraṉ) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tamil: போலீஸ்காரி (pōlīskāri) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tamil: போலீஸ்காரர் (pōlīskārar) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Taos: pulísena — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tauya: 'ipai omamo — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Thai: ตํารวจ (dtam-rùuat) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Tibetan: ཉེན་རྟོག་པ (nyen rtog pa) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Turkish: polis — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Turkish: polis memuru — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ottoman Turkish: ضبطیه (zabtiye) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Turkmen: milisioner — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ukrainian: поліція́нт (policijánt) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ukrainian: поліце́йський (policéjsʹkyj) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ukrainian: міліціоне́р (milicionér) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ukrainian: поліца́й (policáj) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ukrainian: офіце́р полі́ції (oficér políciji) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Ukrainian: співробі́тник полі́ції (spivrobítnyk políciji) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Urdu: پُولِیس والا (pūlīs vālā) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Uzbek: politsiachi — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Uzbek: militsioner — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Vietnamese: cảnh sát — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Volapük: poldan — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Volapük: hipoldan — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Welsh: heddwas — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Welsh: plismon — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Yiddish: פּאָליציסט (politsist) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Yiddish: פּאָליציאַנט (politsyant) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Yiddish: סטראַפּטשע (straptshe) — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop
  • Yoruba: ọlọ́pàá — peace officer who is a member of a police force — see also cop