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beat cop

beat cop noun: a police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat).

Noun

beat cop (plural beat cops)

  1. (US, slang) A police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat).
    • Others understand community policing as a style of community integration in which the beat cop specifically withholds enforcement as a way to build community contacts.2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order
    Synonyms:
    beatsman

Synonyms of beat cop

Forms of beat cop

pluralbeat cops

Questions about beat cop

What does beat cop mean?
Beat cop means a police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat).
What part of speech is beat cop?
Beat cop is a noun.
What is the plural of beat cop?
The plural of beat cop is beat cops.

Words near beat cop in the dictionary

  1. beat around the bush
  2. beat as one
  3. beat back
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  5. beat boxing
  6. beat cop
  7. beat cops
  8. beat down
  9. beat downs
  10. beat feet
  11. beat frequency oscillator

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