patrolman

[ puh-trohl-muhn ]

/ pəˈtroʊl mən /

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noun, plural pa·trol·men.

a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.

a person who patrols.

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Origin of patrolman

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; patrol + -man

usage note for patrolman

See -man.

Words nearby patrolman

patroclinous, patrocliny, Patroclus, patrol, patrol car, patrolman, patrologist, patrology, patrol torpedo boat, patrol wagon, patrolwoman

How to use patrolman in a sentence

Gobert is so valuable as a paint patrolman that the Jazz do their best to keep him as close to the basket as possible, as often as possible.
Nobody Shuts Down The Paint Like The Jazz. But What If The Clippers Don’t Need To Go There?|Jared Dubin|June 8, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
As Lanny Johnson, a former ski patroller, says, “There’s nowhere in the world where you can work as a ski patrolman related to avalanche hazard that’s any more dangerous than Alpine Meadows.”
4 of Our Favorite Documentaries from Mountainfilm|Erin Berger|May 27, 2021|Outside Online
The officer who shot Myers was identified as Jason Flanery, a 32-year-old white patrolman.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, the kid sued, the papers got it, and soon the chief wanted to see Patrolman France—privately.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

See, a hippie came through town, so Patrolman France arrested him.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I shot him,” Michele Wanko, 42, reportedly told Parkside Police Patrolman Brian McNeill Jr.
What Guns Do in The Real World|David Frum|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was no time now to seek out the patrolman on the post; the job must be all his.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
The eye of one man, punched out by a patrolman's club, hung on his cheek.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley
He summoned a patrolman to guide them to the wireless rooms and wished the boys success.
The Secret Wireless|Lewis E. Theiss
One young girl's fall was broken by a policeman's brawny arms—no other than Patrolman Chandler.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
This was the girl Patrolman Chandler caught in his arms, who laughed and then fainted away.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

British Dictionary definitions for patrolman

patrolman

/ (pəˈtrəʊlmən) /

noun plural -men

mainly US a man, esp a policeman, who patrols a certain area

British a man employed to patrol an area to help motorists in difficulty

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patrolman

Origin of patrolman

usage note for patrolman

Words nearby patrolman

Words related to patrolman

How to use patrolman in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for patrolman