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
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
The series ran from 1993 to 2001 and followed Ranger Cordell Walker, a Texas lawman who battles crime with a black belt and strong personal code.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Longtime lawman Billy Masden will run unopposed in November after securing the Republican nomination Tuesday.
—Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
That church would become a topic of scrutiny and sensationalism by regional lawmen and news outlets alike throughout much of 1912.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
The series ran from 1993 to 2001 and followed Ranger Cordell Walker, a Texas lawman who battles crime with a black belt and strong personal code.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Longtime lawman Billy Masden will run unopposed in November after securing the Republican nomination Tuesday.
—Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
That church would become a topic of scrutiny and sensationalism by regional lawmen and news outlets alike throughout much of 1912.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
Noun
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The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The White House’s approach of eschewing being the world’s policeman to instead focus on key geopolitical battlegrounds is paying off, an ex-assistant secretary of state wrote.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Good cops in this business tend to have more friends but fewer rings.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Garcia De Jesus lived in Yonkers, cops said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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His grandfather, Chris Heidenreich, was a naval officer, and his uncle, Chip Heidenreich, served as a corpsman with the Marines.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Hardin went on to work for the Precinct 4 constable's office and has since had his criminal case expunged.—
Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Mar. 2026
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Set during the Song Dynasty, the film stars Liu Fengchao as Xue Buyi, a disciplined but rigid constable who becomes the target of a conspiracy after being framed for a robbery.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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People can also contact the Will County sheriff’s office to leave tips, Zdzinicki said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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