spy cop (English, noun)
expansion: spy cop (plural spy cops)
Senses:
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: An undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is deemed to pose a risk of criminal activity, so as to allow the police to monitor the group's activities on an ongoing basis.
tags: UK
slang
Forms:
form: spy cops
tags: plural
form: spycop
tags: alternative