English Explanatory Dictionary

Dirty Harry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Dirty Harry Dirty Harrys

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.

Synonyms

vigilante loose cannon
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