traffic cop

Both the traffic cop and the 911 operator say that, if it comes down to them losing their job, then they would get their shots.
'I Just Don't Feel Like I Need It Yet.' Why the NYPD Is Grappling With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy|Josiah Bates|August 27, 2021|Time
Smith attended both funerals as a cop and as the husband of Police Officer Moira Smith, who died on 9/11.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One witness said the gunfire began after a traffic collision, which drew the attention of a nearby police officer.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Lucas said that he himself nonetheless hopes to become a cop.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Nobody ever says they want to become a cop so they can bust people for urinating in public or drinking alcohol on their stoop.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The scene was heavily cordoned off to traffic and anyone not with the police, press, or residents.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects|Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In this traffic he made money so fast that he opened an office, and subsequently a store of his own, in the Escolta.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Railway expectations ran high; immense traffic receipts, sorely needed, ought to have swelled the coffers of the companies.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Reasonable facilities for receiving and forwarding traffic The subject of undue preference, which was forbiddenp.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
He was skilful in out-door railway work, and an adept in managing trains and traffic.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
They also took advantage of the necessity of others, in miserly traffic in Beaver skins with the Savages.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for traffic cop

traffic cop

noun

informal a policeman who supervises road traffic

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