beat cop

noun

A police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat).

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beatsman
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Meanings

nounbeat cop (plural beat cops)

plural beat cops

  1. USslangA police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat).

    Others understand community policing as a style of community integration in which the beat cop specifically withholds enforcement as a way to build community contacts.

    2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order

    Synonyms: beatsman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA police officer who patrols the streets on foot (walks the beat).

Similar
beatsman
Also see
beatsman

Translations

Hungarian járőr
  • járőra police officer who patrols the streets on foot
Polish dzielnicowy, krawężnik
  • dzielnicowya police officer who patrols the streets on foot
  • krawężnika police officer who patrols the streets on foot
Cite this entry
APA

beat cop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20cop

MLA

“beat cop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20cop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beat cop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20cop.

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