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beat cops

beat cops is the plural of beat cop.

Meaning of beat cop

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

Questions about beat cops

What is beat cops the plural of?
Beat cops is the plural of beat cop.

Words near beat cops in the dictionary

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