| 单词 | rubber heeler |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈrubber heeler ˈrubber heeler n. = sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > investigation of associates > one who rubber heel1919 rubber heeler1925 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > on a colleague > person engaged in rubber heel1919 rubber heeler1925 1925 New Castle (Pa.) News 31 Oct. 13/4 Here we have men and women of all walks of life, all degrees of thought and all faiths. Naturally they are interested in the officials under whose administration they must live. But the ‘rubber heeler’ does not take this into consideration. 1977 F. Webb Go for Out v. 71 The Metropolitan Police owned four such vehicles for use by their crime squads, rubber-heelers, or the Special Branch. 2001 M. Hayder Treatment (2002) xxxiii. 388 I don't want the rubber heelers looking at you—they look at you and pretty soon they're looking at the whole unit. < as lemmas |
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