Inspector Knacker

noun

Etymology

Coined by Private Eye as "Knacker of the Yard", a pun on knacker's yard and the practice of referring to Scotland Yard as the Yard.

Definitions

  1. A generic police officer, or the police in general.

    • You won't be smiling when Inspector Knacker pays you a visit.
    • Reid wants to be top of the cops, issuing orders to Inspector Knackers and James Bonds with criminals and terrorists in his sights.

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