patrolman

noun

Definition of patrolmannext
as in policeman

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Recent Examples of patrolman Billups-Taylor’s LinkedIn page states that his employment in Winfield ended in February 2026, and he is currently employed as a part-time patrolman with the Ogden Dunes Police Department and as a senior investigator with Veracity IIR, a security firm headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. — Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Rovaín was a chief inspector with the now-extinct Caracas Metropolitan Police, Bolívar was an officer, and Molina was a patrolman. — Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 He is listed as an officer and patrolman in El Paso police documents obtained by The Republic. — Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 9 Mar. 2026 The character is said to be an homage to an actual Western District patrolman named Bob Brown. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patrolman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolman
  1. policeman
  2. cop
  3. officer
  4. policewoman
  5. lawman
  6. detective
  7. constable
  8. sheriff
Noun
  • You’ll be attacked in the street for that, the policeman appeared to be telling him.
    — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, an ex-policeman armed with a gun and knife stormed into a nursery in the country's north and murdered 24 children and 12 adults in one of Thailand's deadliest massacres.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of policeman
Noun
  • After testing what appears to be a faulty metal detector at the football field, the pigheaded space cop crashes Rushville’s town-hall meeting and is under the impression that its leader, Sheriff Kerry Kane, is talking about him.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But, practically speaking, none of it is imaginable or executable without digital technologies that are fundamentally black-boxed, inscrutable to individual cops on the beat and institutional decision-makers alike.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cop
Noun
  • Responding officers heard screams coming from inside the home and ran into the basement.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The school resource officer coordinated a police response and administrators initiated a lockdown.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • That policewoman has since been relieved of duty.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 June 2026
  • Elizabeth no longer fears being a dropout, and thinks about becoming a policewoman — a dream inspired by her uncle’s smart uniform.
    — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of policewoman
Noun
  • The tough-talking lawman said the 380-volt stun gloves would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a useful tool to subdue detainees or protesters that resist their actions without opening fire on them.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of lawman
Noun
  • Later, Manny is arrested by Guthrie, the lead detective on the bank robbery case.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a detective.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • Jenna Ziviani, a constable at the police station, helped deliver Lyla while receiving guidance from an ambulance officer on the phone.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of constable
Noun
  • Detectives do not believe the quintuple homicide was random, according to the sheriff’s office.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In 2019, deputies arrived at a Denver-area STEM school while shooting was still going on inside, the local sheriff said at the time.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheriff

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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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