Translations for „rent-a-cop“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈrent-a-cop N Am pej inf

rent-a-cop

Aushilfspolizist(in) m (f)

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English

The rent-a-cop just shrugged and walked away when a number of us asked for a little help.

www.sbnation.com

But far from everybody is convinced by the presence of the new rent-a-cops.

www.telegraph.co.uk

You outsource 1oo soldiers and hire cooks, landscapers and rent-a-cops.

nation.time.com

I seriously thought they were rent-a-cops.

en.wikipedia.org

The best way would be to keep these rent-a-cops right out of it.

www.abc.net.au

The folks here are rent-a-cops, and their management is only worried about appearance of security.

www.macleans.ca

Darting in and out of various positions was fun as we mowed down wave after wave of rent-a-cops but the motivation was lacking.

www.kotaku.com.au

The company's informational slide show explains to any potential client it is hiring more than just a rent-a-cop security guard.

www.texastribune.org

Yeah why not - train travel is comfortable, civilized and not burdened with all this rent-a-cop security nightmare we have now.

www.abc.net.au

They will be manned by several thousand armed police and rent-a-cops dressed, like their medieval predecessors, in helmets and shields.

www.thestar.com