"Bow Street Runner" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "They were formally affiliated with the magistrate's office in Bow Street, Westminster, London.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A member of an early police force founded in 1742 in London, England."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, historical) A member of an early police force founded in 1742 in London, England."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Bow St. Runner"
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      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "historical"
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  "word": "Bow Street Runner"
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  "etymology_text": "They were formally affiliated with the magistrate's office in Bow Street, Westminster, London.",
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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