FLATFOOT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

flatfoot

noun

ˈflat-ˌfu̇t

Definition of flatfoot

slang

as in policeman

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion

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Noun

Police in the Mazovia province, which counts Warsaw as one of its cities, posted a photo on X showing a policeman, his hand placed on the back of a person lying down with hands tied in the back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Police in the Mazovia province, which includes both Ostroleka and Warsaw, posted a photo on X showing a policeman with his hand placed on the back of a person lying down with their hands tied behind their back.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 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

Chief digital and marketing officer Aude Gandon was most recently global chief marketing officer of Nestlé, for example, while chief technology, data and analytics officer Brian Franz came from State Street.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Jones was driving Levy’s SUV and had her phone as officers pursued him for 38 minutes, police said.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of officer

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

Definition of constable

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