LAWMAN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

lawman

noun

ˈlȯ-mən

Definition of lawman

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 moral decay of Karensville might as well be Charlottesville and the epithet-spewing McLeoud behaves too much like myriad red-state lawmen for comfort. — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Maul and Devon's relationship is an entertaining tug-of-war; Lawson is a caf-loving lawman best described as well-meaning, but out of his element; and the inevitable arrival of Imperial forces (including two Inquisitors) quickly threatens disaster for both sides. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026 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Seager’s game-tying home run from the 2023 World Series rather than a lawman from a state government agency that is outdated, and should be closed. — 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 See All Example Sentences for lawman

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Noun

The head-on crash that killed two policemen and five joyriders in Middlesbrough in August, and its aftermath, is the latest.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026
On July 24, policemen in plainclothes barged into his house late evening and took him to the Navrangpura police station in Ahmedabad.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of policeman

Noun

Th victim made contact with the bus and was struck, cops said.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
For example, a South Florida cop trying to find a vehicle could search and find a person’s information from thousands of miles away in other states, a selling point that gained Flock dozens of law enforcement contracts, the Herald found.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cop

Noun

Bossell is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle in connection with the death of 29-year-old Graham Hoffman.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Carrie Skains, the former human resources director at Trinity Valley School, alleged in the suit that the school’s chief financial officer, Adam Wojtelwicz, berated her and other female employees.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

Jenna Ziviani, a constable at the police station, helped deliver Lyla while receiving guidance from an ambulance officer on the phone.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of constable

Noun

In 2020, a sheriff’s deputy shot trade school student Andres Guardado, 18, in the back several times, killing him.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
During the investigation, Washington and her family pointed out videos and photos of Brown’s social media accounts that depicted a baby that looked like their newborn, the sheriff’s office said.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

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