speed-cop

A speed-cop on a motorcycle uses a radar gun to check a car's speed.

Definition

Noun: A police officer, typically on a motorcycle, responsible for monitoring and enforcing speed limits for motor vehicles.

Usage Examples

• (A traffic officer stopped the motorist for excessive speed.)
• (Drivers reduce their speed upon spotting a traffic enforcement officer.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be caught by a speed-cop": to be stopped by a traffic officer for speeding.

  • He was caught by a speed-cop on the interstate and received a hefty fine. (He was stopped and penalized for exceeding the speed limit.)

• "speed-cop radar": the radar device used by such officers to measure vehicle speed.

  • The speed-cop's radar clocked the car at 95 miles per hour. (The radar device recorded the vehicle's speed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Speed (n): the rate at which something moves or operates.

  • The car's speed was well above the legal limit. (The vehicle's rate of motion was excessive.)

• Cop (n): informal term for a police officer.

  • The cop directed traffic at the intersection. (The police officer managed vehicle flow.)

Synonyms

• Traffic officer: a law enforcement officer who regulates road traffic.
• Motorcycle patrol officer: a police officer who uses a motorcycle for traffic enforcement.

Related Idioms

• "Speed trap": a section of road where police monitor and enforce speed limits, often using hidden radar.

  • The driver was caught in a speed trap on the rural highway. (He was detected by police monitoring speed in that area.)

• "To hit the gas": to accelerate quickly, often to avoid detection.

  • When he saw the speed-cop, he hit the gas and sped away. (He accelerated rapidly to escape.)