Bow Street Runner

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

They were formally affiliated with the magistrate's office in Bow Street, Westminster, London.

Noun

Bow Street Runner (plural Bow Street Runners)

  1. (colloquial, historical) A member of an early police force founded in 1742 in London, England.
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