police officer
noun
any policeman or policewoman; patrolman or patrolwoman.
police officers
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pluralof police officer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two police officers suffered minor injuries during the incident on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
A Bronx jury found Omar Habib guilty of “unlawful methods of restraint,” a law that applies specifically to police officers and bars them from chokeholds that restrict a person’s ability to breathe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It was there that Maui police officers came across Storer, who had numerous abrasions, according to the statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Flanked by police officers following his arrest, former MP Chalong Riewrang told reporters he had tried to talk to local official Thongchai Yenprasert about money.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Don’t bad guys run at the sight of a car full of police officers?
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
