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spy cop

spy cop noun: an undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is deemed to pose a risk of criminal activity, so as to allow the police to monitor the group's activities on an ongoing basis.

Noun

spy cop (plural spy cops)

  1. (UK, slang) An undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is deemed to pose a risk of criminal activity, so as to allow the police to monitor the group's activities on an ongoing basis.

Forms of spy cop

pluralspy cops
alternative formspycop

Origin of spy cop

From spy + cop (“police officer”).

Questions about spy cop

What does spy cop mean?
Spy cop means an undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is deemed to pose a risk of criminal activity, so as to allow the police to monitor the group's activities on an ongoing basis.
What part of speech is spy cop?
Spy cop is a noun.
What is the plural of spy cop?
The plural of spy cop is spy cops.

Words near spy cop in the dictionary

  1. SPVS
  2. SPVSes
  3. SPVSs
  4. SPX
  5. spy
  6. spy cop
  7. spy cops
  8. spy dust
  9. spy hop
  10. spy hopped
  11. spy hopping

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