patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən 
: one who patrols
especially
: a police officer assigned to a beat
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Chief among those is adding five new patrolmen a year for five years.
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
In Boston Blue, Sean has moved to Boston to start his own new chapter, as a patrolman for the Boston PD — thus paving the way for his father’s own move.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 July 2025
Nevertheless, Smiley and the rest of the Homeless Unit — comprised of one sergeant and three patrolmen split into two teams — encourage people at the camps to go to a shelter.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Tamir Rice Foundation was established by Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir, after the murder of her son by Timothy Loehmann, a patrolman with the Cleveland Division of Police, in 2014.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
In Boston Blue, Sean has moved to Boston to start his own new chapter, as a patrolman for the Boston PD — thus paving the way for his father’s own move.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 July 2025
Nevertheless, Smiley and the rest of the Homeless Unit — comprised of one sergeant and three patrolmen split into two teams — encourage people at the camps to go to a shelter.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Tamir Rice Foundation was established by Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir, after the murder of her son by Timothy Loehmann, a patrolman with the Cleveland Division of Police, in 2014.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrolman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən
: a police officer who has a regular beat
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