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border patroller

border patroller

6.3
A person who watches and guards a country's border to stop people from entering without permission
  • noun
translation icon : patrullero fronterizo
  • She aspired to become a border patroller to help improve national security.

Examples

  • Many border patrollers work long hours, especially in remote and challenging areas.

  • The border patroller stopped the vehicle for inspection.

  • The border patroller checked every vehicle crossing into the country.

  • Many border patrollers work long hours to secure the area.

  • The border patroller checked the identification of everyone trying to cross the border.

  • Every day, the border patroller ensures that no one enters the country without the proper documents.

  • A skilled border patroller can spot attempts at illegal entry from a distance.

Synonyms

border patrolman
vsborder patroller
6.0

A person who watches a country's border and stops illegal entry

is a neutral term for the same monitoring role without gender specification
border patrolwoman
vsborder patroller
6.7

A woman who guards a country's border to stop illegal entry or smuggling

is a gender neutral term for the same monitoring role without indicating sex

How Official

to soldier
1 3.8
border patroller
6.3

Surface Forms

border patroller singular
border patrollers plural

Morphology

border + patroller

The meaning is directly compositional: 'border' (boundary) + 'patroller' (someone who patrols) yields a person who patrols borders. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Border patroller comes from the simple picture of someone walking or driving along the edge of a country to watch for people trying to cross. The word border is the line between countries and a patroller is someone who checks and watches, so the phrase means 'a person who guards the border'.