"patterroller" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /patəˈɹəʊlə/ [UK], /pætəˈɹoʊlɚ/ [US] Forms: patterrollers [plural]
Etymology: Modification of patroller. Etymology templates: {{m|en|patroller}} patroller Head templates: {{en-noun}} patterroller (plural patterrollers)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, historical) A member of a slave patrol. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People, Slavery

Inflected forms

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