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cybercop

cybercop noun: a member of a cyberpolice force.

Noun

cybercop (plural cybercops)

  1. (informal) A member of a cyberpolice force.
    • Second, the proposed legislation would make telephone and Internet companies assume the role of cybercops, in effect making them responsible for policing...2005, Pat Choate, Hot property: the stealing of ideas in an age of globalization
  2. (Internet, derogatory, slang) A user who attempts to enforce netiquette or other standards.
    Synonyms:
    netcop

Synonyms of cybercop

Forms of cybercop

pluralcybercops

Origin of cybercop

From cyber- + cop.

Questions about cybercop

What does cybercop mean?
Cybercop means a member of a cyberpolice force.
What part of speech is cybercop?
Cybercop is a noun.
What is the plural of cybercop?
The plural of cybercop is cybercops.

Words near cybercop in the dictionary

  1. cyberconsumption
  2. cybercontroversies
  3. cybercontroversy
  4. cyberconversation
  5. cyberconversations
  6. cybercop
  7. cybercops
  8. cybercorporation
  9. cybercorporations
  10. cybercorrespondent
  11. cybercorrespondents

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