: a law-enforcement officer (such as a sheriff or marshal)
Examples of lawman in a Sentence
Wyatt Earp was a famous American lawman of the Wild West.
as the rural county's chief lawman, the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower
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Brosnan, 71, plays Irish lawman Gabriel Dove, while Jackson, 76, plays a mysterious outlaw calling himself St. Christopher.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 2 May 2025
Hopkins was initially attached to play another character in the film, but stepped into the role of the lawman after the original actor, Jensen Ackles, departed due to a scheduling conflict once production resumed in the spring of 2023.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 May 2025
From the epic journeys of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea (the Native American woman who helped them) to the tense showdowns between lawmen and outlaws, Kevin Costner's The West follows a century of sweeping change.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Once locked in the backseat though, Spencer learns the lawman's real intentions.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 2 May 2025
Hopkins was initially attached to play another character in the film, but stepped into the role of the lawman after the original actor, Jensen Ackles, departed due to a scheduling conflict once production resumed in the spring of 2023.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 May 2025
From the epic journeys of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea (the Native American woman who helped them) to the tense showdowns between lawmen and outlaws, Kevin Costner's The West follows a century of sweeping change.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Once locked in the backseat though, Spencer learns the lawman's real intentions.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lawman
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawman. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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lawman
noun
law·man
ˈlȯ-mən 
: a law-enforcement officer (as a sheriff or marshal)
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