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  • noun colloquial (derogatory) a private security guard.

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Examples

  • As Pam Martens reported in Counterpunch, Rudy Giuliani created an operation called the "Paid Detail" unit that turns New York's Finest into a "rent-a-cop" service for anyone with the money to pay for it.

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: Privatizing Liberty RJ 2011

  • Outside stood a uniformed rent-a-cop who had arrived silently on a bicycle.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • I smiled and waved at the security guard in his navy rent-a-cop uniform as I strolled into On Your Back—one of my favorite clothing stores in downtown Newark.

    Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011

  • As Pam Martens reported in Counterpunch, Rudy Giuliani created an operation called the "Paid Detail" unit that turns New York's Finest into a "rent-a-cop" service for anyone with the money to pay for it.

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: Privatizing Liberty RJ 2011

  • Plus the original rent-a-cop, who must have thought he was so clever, walking away to call for backup just before the volcanic light show began at its appointed hour.

    Camo Girl Kekla magoon 2011

  • Outside stood a uniformed rent-a-cop who had arrived silently on a bicycle.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • This reminds me of the rent-a-cop and vice principal from high school.

    The Judge | My[confined]Space 2009

  • Hi-Lite earns a respect point, staying and performing CPR on the fallen rent-a-cop until the police arrive to take the guard to the hospital.

    She-Hulk #22 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • Ironically, the only person I saw roughed up was an elected state representative by a rent-a-cop.

    Joe The Nerd Ferraro: And No One Listened Joe The Nerd Ferraro 2011

  • As Pam Martens reported in Counterpunch, Rudy Giuliani created an operation called the "Paid Detail" unit that turns New York's Finest into a "rent-a-cop" service for anyone with the money to pay for it.

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: Privatizing Liberty RJ 2011

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