cops
Cruisers in blue
Cops is the common informal term for police officers.
The word carries no inherent disrespect—it's simply casual: The cops showed up within minutes.
To cop is to get or take: cop a plea, cop an attitude, cop a feel.
A cop-out is an evasion of responsibility.
Authority figure in uniform
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- captainOne who commands
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
detective · chief · constable · deputy · sheriff · inspector · trooper · marshal
Domesticated farm swine
- fuzzFine downy fibers
- five-oSlang for police
- boys in blueInformal term for police
- baconCured smoked pork
po-po · flatfoot · the man · one-time · blues · narcs · feds · smokies
Worn symbol of membership
- uniformIdentical throughout
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- batonSlender rod for leading
- taserHandheld electroshock device
vest · radio · handcuffs · flashlight · pepper spray · nightstick · body camera · squad car
Seize by law
- warrantFormal authorization document
- citationMention of a source
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- raidSudden armed incursion
takedown · interrogation · detention · prosecution · incarceration · conviction · felony · misdemeanor
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- squad carPolice officer's vehicle
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
surveillance · prowl · sector · presence · route · foot patrol · stakeout · dispatch
Hockey zone boundary
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- station houseLocal police facility
- locker roomShared space for dressing
roll call · code of silence · police union · academy · blue wall · thin blue line · partner · backup
officer
Authority figure in uniform
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- captainOne who commands
commissioner · detective · chief · constable · deputy · sheriff · inspector · trooper · marshal · patrolman
pigs
Domesticated farm swine
- fuzzFine downy fibers
- five-oSlang for police
- boys in blueInformal term for police
bacon · po-po · flatfoot · the man · one-time · blues · narcs · feds · smokies · Johnny Law
badge
Worn symbol of membership
taser · vest · radio · handcuffs · flashlight · pepper spray · nightstick · body camera · squad car · siren
arrest
Seize by law
raid · takedown · interrogation · detention · prosecution · incarceration · conviction · felony · misdemeanor · summons
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- squad carPolice officer's vehicle
neighborhood · surveillance · prowl · sector · presence · route · foot patrol · stakeout · dispatch · responding
blue line
Hockey zone boundary
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- station houseLocal police facility
locker room · roll call · code of silence · police union · academy · blue wall · thin blue line · partner · backup · fraternity
- policeofficer, officers, patrol, police departments, detective
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- Copspolice, sheriff, deputy, trooper, constable
- crimefightersdetectives, FBI, police, sheriffs, deputies
- public workerscivil servant, firefighter, mail carrier, police officer, social worker
copsanarchists
Opponents of state authority
rebels · dissidents · revolutionaries · protesters · the people
- cops and robbersChildren's game of chase
- cop carPolice patrol vehicle
- cop outEvade a commitment
- undercover copDisguised police investigator
- traffic copOfficer directing vehicles
- copped outEvaded responsibility or challenge
cop, copper, coppers, copped, copping, copout, cop-out, cop's