Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An individual or a member of a group that patrols an area.
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- noun One who
patrols .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
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Examples
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Yes, mam, white folks had dese guard, call patroller, all bout de country to catch en whip dem niggers dat been prowl bout widout dat strip from dey Massa.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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In 1971 Joe Royer, a young ski patroller in Snowbird, Utah, was driving his Volkswagen Beetle back to his parents' home in Marin, Calif., when he saw some lonely snow-covered mountains to the south and went to investigate.
Heli-Skiing in Nevada's Ruby Mountains Andrew McCarthy 2011
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Mr. Halpert, 27 and a former volunteer fireman and ski patroller, now lives on the Upper East Side, but, he said, "a piece of my heart is still up in Vermont."
Earthy and Edible Benefits Marshall Heyman 2011
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He bought his first three-wheeler, a former San Francisco parking patroller, for $1,600 from a friend in Oakland.
How to Turn Heads on the Road: Buy a Meter-Maid Car Cari Tuna 2010
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Their patroller was barely out of Partisan, from the looks of him, his face still cragged with acne beneath his tall hat.
KNIGHTLEY ACADEMY VIOLET HABERDASHER 2010
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Any slave caught in town after a certain hour in the evening without a pass specifically authorizing the slave to be there at that time could be whipped at a designated post in town by the patroller or militiaman, who would then return the slave to the master.
Marlen Suyapa Bodden: Violence and the Threat of Violence: The Slave Owner's Age-Old Tools 2010
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Any slave caught in town after a certain hour in the evening without a pass specifically authorizing the slave to be there at that time could be whipped at a designated post in town by the patroller or militiaman, who would then return the slave to the master.
Violence and the Threat of Violence: The Slave Owner's Age-Old Tools Marlen Suyapa Bodden 2010
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Brian L. Frank for The Wall Street Journal Maxime Philippe ' s Go-4 Interceptor -- another popular meter-maid model --was repeatedly sprayed with graffiti until she affixed an outsize Barbie head to the roof, in order to signal that she isn ' t an official patroller.
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And some ski patroller might find you frozen on the mountain after everyone else has gone home.
The Leader Who Had No Title Robin Sharma 2010
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Dag after decades of being a patroller, looking to train in medicine.
The Sharing Knife, Volume 4: Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold John Loyd 2010
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