cop-killer
See also: cop killer
English
editPronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Etymology 1
editNoun
editcop-killer (plural cop-killers)
- A person who deliberately kills an on-duty police officer.
- 1974, Peter Maas, “Chapter Thirteen”, in Serpico, Bantam edition, New York: Bantam Books, published 1973, →ISBN, page 225:
- Serpico spat the words out. "For killing a cop! He's a fucking cop-killer! Tell that to all his fucking friends up there."
Etymology 2
editFrom the bullet's (bullets') supposed ability to penetrate body armor, thus endangering police officers.
Noun
editcop-killer (plural cop-killers)
Usage notes
edit- First used by gun control advocates in the early 1980s following an NBC show on the subject.
Translations
edita Teflon-coated bullet
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