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Securicor|sɪˈkjʊərɪkɔː(r)|
[Invented name f. security + corps.]
The proprietary name of a private security organization employed in the guarding and safe transport of money, goods, and property. Freq. attrib., esp. as Securicor man, Securicor van. Also fig. (with lower-case initial).
1953Change of Name Certificate 3 Jan. in Dept. of Trade file (354883) Night Guards Limited... Securicor Ltd. 1961Security Gaz. Feb. 64/3 (caption) Securicor guards are responsible for the safety of Ireland's greatest art treasure, the 1,000 year old ‘Book of Kells’. 1962Daily Tel. 6 Sept. 13/1 An executive of Securicor, the security organization, said..‘They were stupid to try to change vehicles.’ Ibid., Mr. Norman Negus, 54, a Securicor guard, walked out of the bank..carrying the cash box chained to him. As he approached the armoured Securicor van the ambush was sprung. Ibid., Another Securicor man, locked inside the armoured van, sounded the alarm siren. 1968Listener 12 Dec. 804/3 Unless future student audiences can be screened in advance by the BBC's own securicor, one sees small hope for this series. 1970Guardian Weekly 14 Mar. 9/1 Securicor, Security Express, and Factoryguards—the three main companies which account for about 90 per cent of the manned protection in Britain. 1977D. Bagley Enemy xxx. 239 The auctioneer has Securicor men all over the place. |