patrolman

[ puh-trohl-muh n ]

/ 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.

Nearby words

patroclus, patrol, patrol car, patrol torpedo boat, patrol wagon, patrolman, patrologist, patrology, patrolwoman, patron, patron saint

Origin of patrolman

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

Usage note

See -man.

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Examples from the Web for patrolman

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
I believe that the patrolman gave me two, and Captain Doughty received the third.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Solomon trudged back, followed by the short civilian and patrolman who left their curious searching to follow Solomon's lead.
Solomon's Orbit|William Carroll

Taking the plumed serpent drawing with them, Sergeant Gray and the patrolman left the office.
Whispering Walls|Mildred A. Wirt
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
Patrolman Willis got the squad ship competently over to the planet, a diameter out.
A Matter of Importance|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

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

noun, plural pa·trol·men.

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Origin of patrolman

Usage note

Examples from the Web for patrolman

British Dictionary definitions for patrolman

patrolman

noun plural -men