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pa⋅trol⋅man

  [puh-trohl-muhn]
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–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

Usage note:
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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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