coppers

cop-pers · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (British slang) Police officers.

  2. 2.

    Plural of copper; copper coins of low denomination.

Related words

See also: copper, cops, police
Synonyms: cops, police officers

Etymology

Plural of copper. The slang sense for police officers may derive from copper buttons on uniforms or from the verb "to cop" meaning "to capture."