rent-a-cop
Mall security guard
A rent-a-cop is a private security guard, used dismissively to suggest someone who has the uniform and authority pretensions of a police officer but lacks real law enforcement power: The rent-a-cop told us to leave the mall.
The term implies low training, low pay, and limited effectiveness compared to actual police.
Ongoing observation of something
- camerasVisual recording devices
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- watchingActively looking at something
- patrolRegular surveillance route
rounds · observation · radio · dispatch · log · sweep · perimeter · screening
Building security guard
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- uniformIdentical throughout
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- flashlightPortable electric lamp
walkie-talkie · nightstick · bouncer · doorman · gatekeeper · checkpoint · rounds · post
Aspiring imitator of others
- power-tripSelf-indulgent authority exercise
- officiousIntrusively asserting authority
- pettyOf little importance
- overzealousExcessively fervent or eager
intimidation · confrontation · ego · swagger · uniform · pretend · imitation · jurisdiction
Limited work schedule
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- outsourcedAssigned to external parties
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- hiredGiven employment
turnover · untrained · temp · gig · understaffed · graveyard-shift
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
patrol · rounds · observation · radio · dispatch · log · sweep · perimeter · screening · checkpoint
watchman
Building security guard
flashlight · walkie-talkie · nightstick · bouncer · doorman · gatekeeper · checkpoint · rounds · post · station
wannabe
Aspiring imitator of others
- power-tripSelf-indulgent authority exercise
- officiousIntrusively asserting authority
- pettyOf little importance
overzealous · intimidation · confrontation · ego · swagger · uniform · pretend · imitation · jurisdiction · overreach
part-time
Limited work schedule
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- outsourcedAssigned to external parties
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
hired · turnover · untrained · temp · gig · understaffed · graveyard-shift
rent-a-coppolice officer
Law enforcement agent
cop · peace officer · federal agent · FBI agent · state trooper
rent-a-copSecret Service agent
Federal bodyguard for leaders
decorated officer · special agent · veteran cop · police chief · commissioner
rent-a-copspecial forces
Elite unconventional warfare troops
Secret Service agent · Delta Force · Green Beret · SWAT officer
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