Synonyms of peace officer

peace officer

noun

as in police officer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• police officer
• police force
• policeman
• officer
• cop
• copper
• inspector
• lawman
• gendarme
• detective
• bobby
• private investigator
• investigator
• dick
• constable
• bull
• police
• sleuthhound
• fuzz
• flatfoot
• sleuth
• private detective
• shamus
• private eye
• gumshoe
• hawkshaw
• sheriff
• constabulary
• plainclothesman
• heat
• sherlock
• trooper
• operative
• man
• marshal
• lieutenant
• sergeant
• marshall
• patrolman
• captain
• policewoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Examples of peace officer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The obvious rationalization here is that plenty of colleges and universities do have their own police forces with full peace officer status. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024

The man was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation before being booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility on suspicion of battery causing serious bodily injury, assault on a peace officer, resisting a police officer, and petty theft, according to police and jail records. —Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024

The State Fair announced last week that no guns would be allowed on fairgrounds unless carried by retired or active peace officers. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2024

He was also found guilty of two counts of vandalism, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and assaulting a peace officer with a firearm. —Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024