cop

A police officer might be called a policeman, policewoman, police agent, or cop. In most countries, "police officer" is the generic term no matter what rank the person has.

Why Is a Police Officer Called a Cop?

The word "cop" is a slang word and is considered impolite for that term to be used. Usually, it is the criminal or the bad boys who fear being caught by the police that called police officers cops. Today, police themselves have accepted and use the word for themselves.

The term copper was the original, unshortened word, originally used in Britain to mean "someone who captures."

There is a common mistake that the word "cop" comes from the copper buttons on the uniforms police officers wear.

A more reasonable theory is because the word "cop" comes from the Anglo-Saxon verb for "catch, grab or capture." It comes from the noun dating back to the 1100s.

Some sources document the use of the verb "cop" used with the meaning "arrest." In 1844, the word had come to refer to a law officer.

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