单词 | crimebuster |
释义 | > as lemmascrimebuster crimebuster n. colloquial (originally U.S.) a person who works to prevent crime. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > one who represses crime crimebuster1943 1943 Coronet Feb. 119 (heading) Crime Busters on Wheels. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed i. 9 A man who takes pleasure in being called crime-buster promises without delay to put vice on ice in Montreal. 2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 9 Sept. 35/1 Indeed, after terrorists, executives and directors may be the prime targets of federal crimebusters nowadays. < as lemmas |
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