Usually means: Early professional London police officers.
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  1. Bow Street runner: Merriam-Webster
  2. Bow Street Runner: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Bow Street runner: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Bow Street Runner: Wiktionary
  5. Bow Street Runner: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Bow Street runner: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. bow street runner: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  8. Bow Street runner: Merriam-Webster

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▸ noun:  (colloquial, historical) A member of an early police force founded in 1742 in London, England.

Similar:
beatsman, searcher, sweater, scuffer, carrot, Old Bill, Piccadilly butcher, peeler, bobby, roadster, more...

Opposite:
highwayman, criminal, thief, bandit, robber

Types:
police officer, detective, sheriff, state trooper, federal agent, more...

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Similar:
beatsman, searcher, sweater, scuffer, carrot, Old Bill, Piccadilly butcher, peeler, bobby, roadster, more...

Opposite:
highwayman, criminal, thief, bandit, robber

Types:
police officer, detective, sheriff, state trooper, federal agent, more...



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