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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.- See more words with the same meaning: police officer.
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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