Definition of a copper

copper

noun

a police officer.

Citation from "Serve or Protect", Rookie Blue (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 11 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Citation from "Takedown", Rookie Blue (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
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Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Amber S. from San Francisco, CA, USA on Apr 03 2002.

origin

From the copper buttons police officers had on their uniforms, in the city where this term originated. Possibly a folk etymology.
Last edited on Mar 29 2011. Submitted by Amber S. from San Francisco, CA, USA on Apr 03 2002.

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