Definition for Bow Street Runner - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	Bow Street Runner (Bow Street Run¦ner) Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ/ noun the popular name for a London policeman during the first half of the 19th century. Origin: named after Bow Street in London, site of the chief metropolitan magistrates' court		More words in this category Bill body armour bust 2 cordon finger forensic Garda gendarmerie handcuff kotwal Mountie MP peace officer point duty pre-release radar trap Royal Canadian Mounted Police self-policing shakedown vice squad Nearby Words bovver bovver boots bow ¹ bow ² bow ³ bow compass bow echo bow legs bow saw Bow Street Runner bow tie bow wave bow window Bow, Clara bow-fronted bow-wow bowdlerize bowel bowel movement