COPPER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

copper

noun

Definition of copper

as in policeman

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level a crime novel set in the days when policemen were coppers and safecrackers were "yeggs"

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Recent Examples of copper In other words, intruders overran the building to steal copper pipes. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 This doesn’t mean technology companies are about to start operating copper mines. — Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 And Peru and Chile have offset higher energy costs by exporting minerals, including copper and gold, whose prices have climbed to record highs. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 The Weld County Sheriff's Office says a woman broke into a business in the 800 block of 25th Avenue on Friday and stole about $4,000 worth of copper wire. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copper

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Noun

In one video shared on social media, a teenager was shot in the face with a tear-gas grenade at almost point-blank range by a policeman.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

The most justifiable criticism against the DC detective series is that its mysteries play out wordily, without letting the audience in on how its space cops come to major conclusions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In 2018, she was charged with driving under the influence where cops allegedly found drug paraphernalia.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of cop

Noun

Jenna Ziviani, a constable at the police station, helped deliver Lyla while receiving guidance from an ambulance officer on the phone.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

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