noncop

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ cop.

Noun

noncop (plural noncops)

1. (informal) One who is not a police officer.
   • 2002, Greg Cynaumon, God Still Speaks Through Dreams: Are You Missing His Messages?:

     An old adage among police officers is that there are only two types of people—cops and noncops.

   • 2013, V. S. Nesby, 13 Kings, page 28:

     I heard that hitchhiking was illegal, so I made sure to only stick out my thumb to noncops.

Anagrams

• Connop