patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən 
: one who patrols
especially
: a police officer assigned to a beat
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The film started as another project, the account of a highway patrolman’s effort to identify and capture the infamous Zodiac Killer.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Instead, they were called patrolmen and were only allowed to arrest Blacks.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
The patrolmen’s union previously agreed to a five-year contract with the city in 2023, which included a retroactive period and expired June 30, making this the second police reform contract reached between the two sides under the Wu administration.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Amonsen plays Sean Reagan, the son of Wahlberg's Danny, who moved from New York City to Boston to become a patrolman for the BPD.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Instead, they were called patrolmen and were only allowed to arrest Blacks.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
The patrolmen’s union previously agreed to a five-year contract with the city in 2023, which included a retroactive period and expired June 30, making this the second police reform contract reached between the two sides under the Wu administration.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Amonsen plays Sean Reagan, the son of Wahlberg's Danny, who moved from New York City to Boston to become a patrolman for the BPD.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrolman. Accessed 27 Nov. 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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