grass-eater
Grazing animal type
A grass-eater is a corrupt police officer who accepts small bribes or gratuities—free meals, discounted services, minor payoffs—but doesn't actively seek them out.
The term contrasts with meat-eater, an officer who aggressively pursues larger-scale corruption.
The distinction emerged from the 1970s Knapp Commission investigation into New York City police corruption.
More literally, a grass-eater is simply an herbivore.
Of the cattle family
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
- browsersWeb navigation programs
- foragersThose seeking wild food
herbivorous · frugivore · cow · buffalo · sheep · goat · deer · elk
Free from disturbance
tame · meek · quiet · harmless · timid · submissive · nonaggressive · unassuming
Chewing food steadily
- browsingCasual examination of options
- nibblingEating in small bites
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- chewingCrushing food orally
cropping · feeding · pasturing · grazing · ruminating · cud-chewing · graze · browse
Anti-violence believer
- nonviolentNot using physical force
- passiveNot actively participating
- meekHumbly unassertive
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
unambitious · unassertive · beta · pushover · doormat · wimpy · soft · weak-willed
bovine
Of the cattle family
foragers · herbivorous · frugivore · cow · buffalo · sheep · goat · deer · elk · antelope
peaceful
Free from disturbance
mild · tame · meek · quiet · harmless · timid · submissive · nonaggressive · unassuming · passive
munching
Chewing food steadily
chewing · cropping · feeding · pasturing · grazing · ruminating · cud-chewing · graze · browse · nibble
pacifist
Anti-violence believer
- nonviolentNot using physical force
- passiveNot actively participating
- meekHumbly unassertive
submissive · unambitious · unassertive · beta · pushover · doormat · wimpy · soft · weak-willed · herbivore
hay
Dried feed crop
forage · pasture · feedlot · bale · stubble · swath · windrow · timothy · ryegrass · fescue
grass-eatercarnivore
Creature eating only animals
meat-eater · predator · insectivore · fish-eater · omnivore
grass, eater, grasses, grassy, grassland, grasslands, eat, eats, ate