beatsman

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beatsman

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From beat + -s- + -man.

noun beatsmen

dated, rare A policeman who walks the beat. Police authorities are similarly aware that motor cars and wireless and infra-red photography and photo-telegraphy will not avail in the crime war without the familiar, slow-moving beatsman as the broad base of the whole organisation.
Similar: beat cop

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"beatsman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beatsman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"beatsman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beatsman.

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@misc{beatsman_2026,
  title = {beatsman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beatsman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}