Police officers
bobby
noun
a male police officer
cadet
noun
a young person who is training to be a police officer or military officer
captain
noun
in the US, a police officer of high rank, above that of lieutenant
Cdr
abbreviation
Commander
chief constable
noun
a senior officer who is in charge of the police in a particular district of the UK
chief inspector
noun
an officer of middle rank in the British police, in charge of a team or small area
chief superintendent
noun
a senior police officer in the UK
Cmdr
abbreviation
commander
commander
noun
a police officer of high rank in the London police
commissioner
noun
a police officer in charge of a particular police force
Con.
abbreviation
constable
constable
noun
in the UK, a police officer of the lowest rank
constable
noun
a police officer in some parts of the US whose rank is below a sheriff
cop
noun
a police officer
copper
noun
a police officer
DC
noun
Detective Constable: a police officer of low rank in the British police force
deputy
noun
a police officer in some parts of the US who does the sheriff’s job when the sheriff is away
detective
noun
a police officer whose job is to try to discover information about a crime so that the criminal can be caught
DI
noun
Detective Inspector: a police officer of middle rank in the British police force
dog handler
noun
a police officer who trains and works with dogs
duty officer
noun
a police officer or other official who is on duty at a particular time
fed
noun
someone employed by the US government to do police work, especially an officer in the FBI
frogman
noun
someone who does police or military work under water using special clothes and equipment
gendarme
noun
a French police officer
Guard
noun
an officer in the Irish police force
havildar
noun
a sergeant in the army or police
Insp.
abbreviation
Inspector
inspector
noun
a senior police officer
law enforcement agent
noun
a police officer
Lieut.
abbreviation
Lieutenant
lieutenant
noun
a US police officer of middle rank
Lt.
abbreviation
Lieutenant
marshal
noun
a police or fire brigade officer of the highest rank in some parts of the US
Mountie
noun
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a special group of the Canadian police who ride horses
narc
noun
a police officer whose job is to deal with crimes involving illegal drugs
officer
noun
a police officer
officer
noun
used for talking politely to a police officer
patrolman
noun
a police officer whose job is to walk or drive around a particular area
PC
noun
police constable: a police officer of the lowest rank
pig
noun
an insulting word for a police officer
police constable
noun
a police officer of the lowest rank
policeman
noun
a male police officer
police officer
noun
a member of the police. You can also talk about a policeman or a policewoman, but some people prefer to use ‘police officer’, which could be either a man or a woman.
policewoman
noun
a female police officer
ranger
noun
a state police officer in some states of the US, especially Texas
sergeant
noun
a police officer of middle rank, below that of inspector
sheriff
noun
in the US, the most senior police officer in a county
special constable
noun
someone who is not regularly employed as a police officer, but who has special training to help the police if they need extra people
state trooper
noun
in the US, a police officer who is a member of a state police force
super
noun
a superintendent in the police
superintendent
noun
a senior police officer in the UK
Supt
abbreviation
superintendent
trooper
noun
a state trooper
uniform
noun
a police officer who wears a uniform
WPC
noun
Woman Police Constable: a woman with a junior position in the police force
