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Dirty Harry en · NOUN

Etymology

After Dirty Harry, a fictional police detective who (in the film) tells his partner that he is called Dirty Harry because he gets all the dirty jobs.

Meanings

  1. (figuratively) A police officer who is reckless, disregards practices and policies, or who practices vigilantism or uses excessive force.

Forms

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Synonyms

vigilante · loose cannon