crowd-controller?

[Torsten]

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?

Thanks,
Torsten

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[Alan]

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.

Alan
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[Inga]

I know crowd control: Police used fire hoses and dogs for crowd control.
And have you ever heard of 'people pushers'? :)
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[Nessie]

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" :)
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word...

[Inga]

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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[Alan]

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.

Alan
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