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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a policeman who patrols a given region [syn: flatfoot, patrolman]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1867 one who patrols; especially a police officer assigned to a beat

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -men) US a policeman of the lowest rank.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Patrolman Pa*trol"man, n.; pl. Patrolmen. One who patrols; a watchman; especially, a policeman who patrols a particular precinct of a town or city.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(patrolmen) 1. A patrolman is a policeman who patrols a particular area. (AM) N-COUNT 2. A patrolman is a person employed by a motoring organization to help members of the organization when their cars break down. (BRIT) N-COUNT

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