patrollern.
/pəˈtrəʊlə/, U.S. /pəˈtroʊlər/ A person on patrol duty or on patrol. Also figurative and in extended use.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > one who patrols
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1728 Mem. Eng. Officer 128 The Earl, with his small Body of Patrolers, went on frightning the Enemy, till they came under the Walls of Nules.
1744 in Vestry Bk. Bristol, Va., 1720–89 (1898) 118 To Burwell Green for his Levy, Being a patroler, 50.
1846 Amer. Whig Rev. May 523/1 It will be long before the daily patroller of Broadway will look with indifference on its delicate fretted work and elaborate finish.
1879 A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand xxxviii. 281 He ordered..some patrollers to ride up and down the streets and prevent any interruption.
1883 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 385//2 There was the case of the old-time inhabitant,—faithful patroller of the beach in the early mornings after nights of storm.
1901 B. T. Washington Up from Slavery 77 The ‘patrollers’ were bands of white men..organized largely for the purposes of regulating the conduct of the slaves at night.
1992 Leisureways Toronto Update Oct. 4/2 Patrollers were instructed by Police Safety Officers..on such items as how to operate efficient foot and bus patrols.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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