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patrolman
/ əˈٰəʊə /
noun
- a man, esp a policeman, who patrols a certain area
- a man employed to patrol an area to help motorists in difficulty
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Gender Note
See -man.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of patrolman1
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Asked how he’d like to be remembered, Wambaugh summed it up with the no-nonsense crispness of a patrolman handing out a speeding ticket.
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They heard how the highway patrolman told Ms. Hamer, “We are going to make you wish you was dead.”
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Ronald Reagan called in more than 2,000 National Guard troops and hundreds of highway patrolmen, who descended on campus with weapons.
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A woman nervously peers into her rearview mirror as a patrolman activates his car’s lights and sirens.
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Two California Highway patrolmen stood about 20 feet away, talking to each other as traffic crawled along.
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