patrolman
[puh-trohl-muh n]
noun, plural pa·trol·men.
Origin of patrolman
Usage note
See -man.
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Related Words for patrolman
policewoman, constable, detective, cop, force, corps, bobby, badge, patrol, blue, bear, heat, officer, bluecoat, police, law, fed, gendarme, flatfoot, copperExamples from the Web for patrolman
Contemporary Examples of patrolman
See, a hippie came through town, so Patrolman France arrested him.
“I shot him,” Michele Wanko, 42, reportedly told Parkside Police Patrolman Brian McNeill Jr.
Historical Examples of patrolman
Finally the patrolman announced one morning that there was no other way out of it.
Mayflower (Flor de mayo)Vicente Blasco Ibez
The patrolman says that he has seen no light in the house since the family sailed for Africa.
The Lure of the MaskHarold MacGrath
There was no time now to seek out the patrolman on the post; the job must be all his.
From Place to PlaceIrvin S. Cobb
During that time, he'd expected the sound of shots from the patrolman's gun.
Ten From InfinityPaul W. Fairman
"Got some kid back in the tank, or somewhere," the patrolman said.
Out Like a LightGordon Randall Garrett
patrolman
noun plural -men
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