as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
as the rural county's chief lawman, the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower
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Recent Examples of lawman
The statue should be of shortstop Corey Seager’s game-tying home run from the 2023 World Series rather than a lawman from a state government agency that is outdated, and should be closed.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
As the lawmen avoided the beam of light and approached the car, the suspects were able to get inside and lock the doors.
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Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Mueller, consistent with his decades as a button-down lawman, gave many one-word answers.
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Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
In the title role, Norris embodied the archetype of the stoic but good-hearted Old West lawman.
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Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
As the lawmen avoided the beam of light and approached the car, the suspects were able to get inside and lock the doors.
—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Mueller, consistent with his decades as a button-down lawman, gave many one-word answers.
—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
In the title role, Norris embodied the archetype of the stoic but good-hearted Old West lawman.
—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
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Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others.
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The pivotal match itself — the semifinal encounter against hosts Uruguay — is also more convincingly depicted and dramatic, particularly for how one of the goals is assisted by an interfering policeman (incredibly, this did actually happen).
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The 16-year-old killer accused of fatally stabbing a young man in the heart of Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn made an impromptu confession to an off-duty cop just 45 minutes later, prosecutors said Monday.
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Applying a three-part process, cops worked with Google to narrow down the list of suspects and eventually arrested Okello Chatrie, who had opted in to share his location with Google every few minutes.
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Local and state officials have not identified the officer who opened fire.
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Police said officers in the area quickly located a person matching the suspect's description, prompting a foot pursuit.
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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The sheriff cautioned that the numbers are preliminary and reflect only animals documented in records reviewed by investigators so far.
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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