Synonyms of cop
80 similar words
Another word for cop is 5-O. Other synonyms of cop are alphabet, barney, bizzie, bluebottle and blue heeler.
Synonyms and similar words for cop
nounA police officer or prison guard.
- 5-O US, slang
- alphabet US, slang
- barney US, slang
- bizzie UK, slangA police officer.
- bluebottle slang
- blue heeler Australia, slang
- blue meanie derogatory, slang
- bobby UK, slang
- bogey UK, slang
- boy in blue US
- bull US, slangA policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.
- bullyman Australia, derogatoryA police officer.
- buttons slang
- centenier
- charpering omi UKA policeman.
- chazzer slang
- cobbler slangA police officer.
- copper slangA police officer, especially one in uniform.
- cozzer UK, slangA policeman, especially a detective; a rozzer.
- cracker US, derogatory
- crusher slang
- crowns US, slang
- dibble UK, slang
- fedA police officer.
- filth UK, derogatory
- finest informal
- five-oThe police.
- fuzz
- garda IrelandA member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer.
- gendarme
- glowie US, slangA government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling...
- guardian of the peace Ireland, informalA police officer.
- Inspector Knacker colloquialA generic police officer, or the police in general.
- jack Australia, UKA policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- jackboot Australia, UK
- jake US, slangA police officer, a law enforcement officer (sometimes especially one on foot rather than in a patrol car).
- John LawA personification of law enforcement; a police officer.
- John Q. Law USA generic police officer.
- Johnny Hopper UK, slangA police officer.
- lawmanAn officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.
- mee-maw UK, slang
- monarch
- Mr Plod Australia, UKA law enforcement officer.
- oinker derogatory, slang
- Officer Friendly colloquialA police officer.
- Old Bill UK, slangA police officer.
- one-time US, slangThe police.
- PC Plod UK, informalA policeman (implying that he is dull and slow).
- pig derogatory, slangA police officer.
- piggy UK, derogatory
- peeler UK, slang
- plod UK, slang
- police
- police officerA peace officer who is a member of a police force.
- policeman
- policepersonA police officer of any gender.
- polis UK
- po-po
- roller slang
- rozzer UK, slangA police officer.
- slop UKA policeman.
- swine derogatory, slang
- statie US, slangA state trooper.
- twelve US, slang
- tyre biter derogatory, slangA police officer.
- walloper Australia, slang
- wooden-top UKA uniformed police officer.
- beatsman archaic, rareA policeman who walks the beat.
- bluecoat dated
- body snatcher humorous, obsolete
- finger US, obsolete
- flatfoot archaic, colloquial
- flatty US, archaic
- harman obsolete
- harman-beck obsoleteA policeman.
- mutton shunter UK, archaicPolice constable.
- nuthook obsolete
- raw lobster obsolete, slangSynonym of unboiled lobster (“police officer”).
- scufter UK, datedA policeman.
- unboiled lobster obsolete, slangA police officer.
Meaning of cop
- verb To capture or arrest someone.
- verb To obtain, to purchase (items including but not limited to drugs), to get hold of, to take.
- verb To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
cop in other languages
Questions about synonyms of cop
- What is another word for cop?
- Cop has 80 synonyms on Word.ws, such as 5-O, alphabet, barney, bizzie, bluebottle, blue heeler, blue meanie and bobby.
- What does cop mean?
- Cop means to capture or arrest someone.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cop (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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