lawman

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law·man | \ ˈlȯ-mən

Definition of lawman

: a law-enforcement officer (such as a sheriff or marshal)

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Synonyms for lawman

Synonyms

bobby
[British],
bull
[slang],
constable
[chiefly British],
cop,
copper,
flatfoot
[slang],
fuzz,
gendarme,
officer,
police officer,
policeman,
shamus
[slang]

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

Recent Examples on the Web In a time of war, what is the role of the lawman, the keeper of civil order, whose cause is justice rather than victory and whose quarry are criminals, not combatants? — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021 Billy the Kid and the legendary lawman Pat Garrett. — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021 Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, President Joe Biden has wisely selected a veteran lawman who knows when to be tough and when to be humane. — Star Tribune, 1 May 2021 Robert Hawes, the would-be challenger to Hill on whom the sheriff swore out an arrest warrant in 2018, said the lawman is relic of the past. — Leon Stafford, ajc, 30 Apr. 2021 Billy the Kid and the legendary lawman Pat Garrett. — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021 Billy the Kid and the legendary lawman Pat Garrett. — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021 An aging lawman reflects on his past and laments a changing world while trying to find and protect a hunter who took the cash from a drug deal gone bad. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021 In an interview with KUSA-TV, his father hinted at the dedication that led a lawman into the line of fire at King Soopers market. — Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2021

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