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crowd-controller? #1 (permalink) Fri May 02, 2008 19:05 pm   crowd-controller?
 

Hi,

Have you ever heard of 'crowd-controllers'? From what I can see, it's a term that describes Australian and/or British police officers with special tasks. Are you familiar with the term?

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crowd-controller? #2 (permalink) Fri May 02, 2008 19:37 pm   crowd-controller?
 

Hi Torsten,

I don't know of the word 'crowd controller' although the police in the UK (often mounted on horses) do have as one of their duties to control crowds.

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crowd-controller? #3 (permalink) Sat May 03, 2008 8:53 am   crowd-controller?
 

I know crowd control: Police used fire hoses and dogs for crowd control.
And have you ever heard of 'people pushers'? Smile
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crowd-controller? #4 (permalink) Sat May 03, 2008 16:40 pm   crowd-controller?
 

By the way, I've found no result for "crowd-controller" or "people pusher" on the BNC and some other online dictionaries.
When I checked them on Google, about 495 results were found for "people pusher" and about 15500 results were found for "crowd controller" Smile
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crowd-controller? #5 (permalink) Tue May 06, 2008 19:19 pm   crowd-controller?
 

Trains and subways can become very crowded during peak commuting hours. In Tokyo, some stations have “people pushers” to help cram as many people as possible onto the trains.
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crowd-controller? #6 (permalink) Tue May 06, 2008 19:25 pm   crowd-controller?
 

Hi Nessie,

I have to suggest a note of caution with all these devices that record the use/usage of words/expressions and that is to remember the context. If someone asked: What do you do for a job? and the answer came back: I'm a people pusher, they would have to explain exactly what that means.

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