lawman

law·man

noun \ˈlȯ-mən\

Definition of LAWMAN

: a law-enforcement officer (as a sheriff or marshal)

Examples of LAWMAN

1. Wyatt Earp was a famous American lawman of the Wild West.
2. <as the rural county's chief lawman, the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower>

First Known Use of LAWMAN

1944

Related to LAWMAN

Synonyms

bobby [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, officer, policeman, police officer, shamus [slang]

Related Words

patrolman, policewoman; detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, investigator, plainclothesman, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound; marshal (also marshall), sheriff, trooper; peace officer; captain, lieutenant, sergeant; constabulary, heat [slang], man, police, police force; operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator

Near Antonyms

civilian