From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpatrolmanpa‧trol‧man /pəˈtrəʊlmən $ -ˈtroʊl-/ noun (plural patrolmen /-mən/) [countable] 1 American EnglishSCP a police officer who regularly walks or drives around a particular area to try to prevent crime2 TTCsomeone employed by a car owners’ association in Britain who goes to give help to drivers by the road
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patrolman• When a patrolman struck a bystander ith a billy club, the crowd began throwing objects at the police.• The honest policemen were distinguished by their rank, which was seldom above patrolman.• She used to be a typist and is married to a car patrolman on shift work.• The Watts riot in Los Angeles in August 1965 exploded when a highway patrolman stopped an apparently intoxicated black man for speeding.• The two uniformed highway patrolmen stared at him with expressionless faces.• A South Carolina jury refused to convict the patrolmen. 