COPPER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

copper

noun

as in policeman

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level a crime novel set in the days when policemen were coppers and safecrackers were "yeggs"

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of copper Earlier this week, Trump announced plans to impose sweeping tariffs on all steel, aluminum and copper imported to the U.S. as well as goods such as computer chips, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals in a push to increase U.S. production of the products. —

Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 Alongside that, the DRC is the third-largest producer of copper in the world, accounting for about 11% of global production. —

Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025 The tariff proposal has already had an impact on the market, triggering a rise in copper prices, which hit $4.2705 per lb on the COMEX exchange. —

Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 Typically, organized rings coordinate and plan thefts on a large scale, identifying high-demand merchandise with high resale value — think over-the-counter medicine, baby formula and laundry detergent, designer sunglasses, power tools and even spools of copper wire. —

Cailey Locklair, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for copper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copper

Noun

But that night a policeman came to the house and told her James had been arrested.

— Essence, Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
As an undercover policeman, his job is to loiter near the men’s bathroom at the local shopping mall and seduce passing trade into committing acts of what his superiors would call gross indecency.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025