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patrolman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a policeman who patrols a given region

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flatfoot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lawman, law officer, peace officer

History

Etymology

From patrol + -man.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уличен полицай (uličen policaj) — police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty
  • Dutch: surveillant — police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty
  • Finnish: passipoliisi — police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty
  • Italian: pattugliatore — police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty
  • Macedonian: позо́рникар (pozórnikar) — police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty
  • Macedonian: патро́лџија (patróldžija) — police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty
  • Russian: патру́льный (patrúlʹnyj) — police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty
  • Spanish: patrullero — police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty
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