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
Over the course of his career, Costner has portrayed many a historical figure, including Eliot Ness in The Untouchables; the Old West lawman title character in 1994’s Wyatt Earp; and Jim Garrison, the district attorney investigating JFK’s assassination, in JFK.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
Around a year later, Wallace wrote a story about legendary lawman Bass Reeves.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
There’s Wyatt Earp, the mustachioed Old West lawman.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?
—David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
Around a year later, Wallace wrote a story about legendary lawman Bass Reeves.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
There’s Wyatt Earp, the mustachioed Old West lawman.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?
—David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
Noun
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The audience gets glimmers of Katie and Greg’s relationship, but the show is bogged down by dull characters like the policeman who seems to have it out for Greg, and even by its focus on Archie’s point of view, which is just a depiction of narcissism and a formulaic pseudo-midlife crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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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,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eighth-grader Chris Cantave was the second teen to be shot in Brooklyn within four hours on Friday night, cops said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Chirino, a cop of four years, had confronted Banegas, who was on a bicycle breaking into cars, when Chirino tried to arrest him, prosecutors say.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The agency is in the process of hiring and onboarding 10,000 additional personnel in its Enforcement and Removal Operations office, which had about 6,500 officers until last year.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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According to the Brea Museum’s director and curator, Linda Shay, Brea first had a constable, George Bird.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gómez was first elected to the court in 1995 after serving 15 years as a constable.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hall had worked in the sheriff’s office since the eighties.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Of the 40 people arrested, 36 were cited and released and six were booked into the Hennepin County jail, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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