Usually means: Private security guard, often derogatory.
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  1. rent-a-cop: Merriam-Webster
  2. rent-a-cop: Wordnik
  3. rent-a-cop: Wiktionary
  4. Rent-a-Cop: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (rent-a-cop)

noun:  (colloquial, derogatory) A private security guard, usually one regarded as inferior to and less skilled than a true law enforcement officer.

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