rozzer


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rozzer

(ˈrɒzə)
n
slang Cockney a policeman
[C19: of unknown origin]
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roz•zer

(ˈrɒz ər)

n. Brit. Slang.
a policeman.
[1890–95; orig. uncertain]
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rozzer

[ˈrɒzəʳ] N (Brit) → poli mf, guindilla mf (Sp) , cana mf (S. Cone) , tira mf (Mex)
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rozzer

n (Brit sl) → Bulle m (sl), → Polyp m (dated sl)
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Britain, of course, has now moved on to fuzz, rozzer, bobby and less complimentary terms.
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He plays a London rozzer who's horrified to be transferred to a sleepy town, where he's assigned a hapless partner (Nick Frost).
"My mother used to say to me, 'One day you'll get married and it'll be a good idea if you find a nice policeman - they get a good pension.' "But Simon went up, grabbed his trouser leg and shook it and said: 'Oh look nanny, nanny there's a real-life rozzer here.' I have never been so embarrassed in my life!
Amanda Holden manages to look sexy even dressed as a rozzer. But the forgetful Mrs Dennis seems to have neglected to take the finishing touches off her outfit...
Johnny Depp is dropping aitches as a cockney rozzer on Jack the Ripper's trail in this handsome treatment of a familiar Victorian conspiracy, digitally dressed up to resemble a vintage Hammer horror.
Johnny Depp is dropping his aitches as a cockney rozzer on Jack the Ripper's trail in handsome treatment of a familiar Victorian scare-story, digitally dressed up to resemble a vintage Hammer horror.
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It also stars Craig Parkinson, who played a corrupt cop in Line Of Duty - and who, on the early evidence, appears to be playing another dodgy rozzer here.
About 20 years ago, Arthur Thompson suspected, with good reason, that a cophad planted smackon Fatboy.The Godfather wanted the rozzer killed, yet no matter howmuch dosh he offered hehadno takers.
And Ripper Street appears to take a great delight in presenting us with the most gory and gr uesome of scenes - you know, like an East End rozzer being impaled on an iron railing after being flung through a window.