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Definition of patrolman - 2 dictionary results

pa⋅trol⋅man

[puh-trohl-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
2. a person who patrols.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; patrol + -man


See -man.
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pa·trol·man   (pə-trōl'mən)   
n.  
  1. A policeman who patrols or polices an assigned area.

  2. One who patrols an assigned area.

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