cop-turned

[Anonymous]

Hi, what does "cop-turned" mean as in "a cop-turned coordinator"?

Thanks.

[Rusty]

Hi, what does "cop-turned" mean as in "a cop-turned coordinator"?

Thanks.

Google gives only one reference to "cop turned coordinator" (without the hyphen). In this context it means a person who was a police officer before becoming a coordinator for a named program. Does this fit the context where you found it?