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patrolman

[puh-trohl-muhn]

noun, plural pa·trol·men.

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

a person who patrols.

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

Usage note
See -man.

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patrolman (pəˈtrəʊlmən)

—n , pl -men
1.	chiefly (US) a man, esp a policeman, who patrols a certain area
2.	(Brit) a man employed to patrol an area to help motorists in difficulty

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