a police officer controlling traffic, esp while stationed at an intersection, or enforcing traffic regulations
Examples of 'traffic policeman' in a sentence
traffic policeman
A knowledgable traffic policeman may spot that.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Four hours into my detention a traffic policeman arrived.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One traffic policeman said that he had picked up only one car in 1½ hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Britain's most senior traffic policeman has warned ministers that a decision to cut funding for speed cameras will put lives at risk.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In one case a traffic policeman was filmed driving a delivery van for a supermarket run by his family.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If traffic policemen were made to patrol without speed-measurement devices, or magistrates to judge merely on appearance, they, too, would struggle to maintain confidence.