Securicorn.

Brit.

/sᵻˈkjʊərᵻkɔː/,

/sᵻˈkjɔːrᵻkɔː/, U.S.

/səˈkjʊrəˌkɔr/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Securicor.

Etymology: < Securicor ( < securi- (in security n.) + cor , representing the pronunciation of corps n.¹), the proprietary name of a private security organization employed in the guarding and safe transport of money, goods, and property.For use as the name of this organization compare: 1949 Times 8 Mar. 1/7 For further particulars write General Manager, Securicor.1953 Change of Name Certificate 3 Jan. in Dept. of Trade file (354883) Night Guards Limited... Securicor Ltd.

An organization providing security and protection in the manner of the Securicor company. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1968 Listener 12 Dec. 804/3 Unless future student audiences can be screened in advance by the BBC's own securicor, one sees small hope for this series.

1978 D. Norden in F. Muir & D. Norden Take my Word for It 87 The founder of the Cartesian School relegated to the position of Securicor for bacon-and-egg flans.

2003 W. H. Greenleaf Rise of Collectivism iii. 179 There were..various private ‘securicors’: for instance, the West India merchants had in 1778 set up a river or ‘marine’ police.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	securicor
释义	Securicorn. Brit. /sᵻˈkjʊərᵻkɔː/, /sᵻˈkjɔːrᵻkɔː/, U.S. /səˈkjʊrəˌkɔr/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Securicor. Etymology: < Securicor ( < securi- (in security n.) + cor , representing the pronunciation of corps n.¹), the proprietary name of a private security organization employed in the guarding and safe transport of money, goods, and property.For use as the name of this organization compare: 1949 Times 8 Mar. 1/7 For further particulars write General Manager, Securicor.1953 Change of Name Certificate 3 Jan. in Dept. of Trade file (354883) Night Guards Limited... Securicor Ltd. An organization providing security and protection in the manner of the Securicor company. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1968 Listener 12 Dec. 804/3 Unless future student audiences can be screened in advance by the BBC's own securicor, one sees small hope for this series. 1978 D. Norden in F. Muir & D. Norden Take my Word for It 87 The founder of the Cartesian School relegated to the position of Securicor for bacon-and-egg flans. 2003 W. H. Greenleaf Rise of Collectivism iii. 179 There were..various private ‘securicors’: for instance, the West India merchants had in 1778 set up a river or ‘marine’ police. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1968
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