traffic cop
noun
Definition of traffic cop
: a police officer who directs traffic or gives fines to people who break traffic laws
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Word by Word Definitions
trafficplay
: the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route
: congestion of vehicles
: the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route
: to carry on traffic
: to concentrate one's effort or interest
: engage, deal
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copplay
: top, crest
: a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube
: a quill or tube upon which it is wound
: to get hold of : catch, capture
: purchase
: steal, swipe
: police officer
: copper
: copulative
: copy
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