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
Kris Kristofferson and Treat Williams as lawmen whose desert discovery leads down a path to information about the Kennedy assassination.
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Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Much like the lawman drowning his sorrows in alcohol, a robber named Robbie with Robin Hood-like tendencies may trigger some knee-jerk skepticism from viewers wary of reductive tropes.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
What happens if and when a Texas lawman tries to slap cuffs on a Democrat in New York or California?
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
James Best played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, the comic-relief lawman constantly outwitted by the Dukes.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025
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Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Much like the lawman drowning his sorrows in alcohol, a robber named Robbie with Robin Hood-like tendencies may trigger some knee-jerk skepticism from viewers wary of reductive tropes.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
What happens if and when a Texas lawman tries to slap cuffs on a Democrat in New York or California?
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
James Best played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, the comic-relief lawman constantly outwitted by the Dukes.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The officer tells Wallen that the police were attempting to understand what happened after a chair fell from the bar’s rooftop and landed by the policeman’s patrol car.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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This show will be quite the departure for the Bosch-iverse, as Michael Connelly hasn’t written much about Bosch’s days as a rookie cop.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Federal agents then deployed tear gas into the street, and 13 Chicago cops were exposed to the tear gas.—
Landon Mion , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Staff at The Free Press are eager to start working with CBS News; reporter Olivia Reingold appeared on CBS News Friday morning to discuss her report that anonymous NYPD officers had been threatening to quit the force if Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Police issued a statement to the Observer saying four officers have been temporarily reassigned to uptown.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kamal says the constables accused him of forging them and detained him.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
11 Oct. 2025
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Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Appearing frustrated, Pitzer grabbed the child’s finger and used it to smear icing onto their face, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a vehicle in western Hamilton County, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Fox 19 Cincinnati,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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