Word Type

Noun

The word "policeman" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

criminal policewoman

Typical Location

donut shop doughnut shop freeway front door police station roadblock street

Capable Of

arrest criminals believe guilty book robber carrying gun clear streets of onlookers control attack dog corner mugger cover partner demand pay money direct traffic doubt suspect's story enjoy power eye criminal find victim fine citizen fine offender of law fine person ticket force confession hand over warrant hit litterbug lose criminal notice crime notice doughnut shop notice jaywalker notice unusual activity offer jailtime to criminal press suspect for answer ready gun say stop shout must stop slow traffic stand on face stop car stop crime stop traffic tail crook tail suspect talk to criminal wave on

Derived Terms

community policeman military policeman policeman's helmet policemanish policemanlike policemanly policemanship silent policeman sleeping policeman world policeman

Derived From

police

Desires

prevent crime

Context

chemistry entomology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adult male man officer police officer

Type Of (IsA)

bully lawman man member of police force police officer

Related Terms

constable

Related Terms

authority chemistry constable cop cop formal enforcement formal genus glass gravimetric laboratory law law enforcement male male officer male police man officer peace peace officer police police force policewoman rod rubber skipper uniform

Synonym Network

constable cop police officer rubber policeman

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.