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
Mueller, consistent with his decades as a button-down lawman, gave many one-word answers.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
In the title role, Norris embodied the archetype of the stoic but good-hearted Old West lawman.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Longtime lawman Billy Masden will run unopposed in November after securing the Republican nomination Tuesday.
—Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
That church would become a topic of scrutiny and sensationalism by regional lawmen and news outlets alike throughout much of 1912.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
In the title role, Norris embodied the archetype of the stoic but good-hearted Old West lawman.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Longtime lawman Billy Masden will run unopposed in November after securing the Republican nomination Tuesday.
—Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
That church would become a topic of scrutiny and sensationalism by regional lawmen and news outlets alike throughout much of 1912.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
Noun
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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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At the beginning of the siege, Ihor became a volunteer policeman, tasked with keeping order in a city that was becoming more lawless by the day.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Both Saint-Hilaire and Negron lived a short distance from the scene of the fatal crash, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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The movie is about how Irwin and his brother, a high-rolling ex-cop named Gary (Adam Driver), get involved in a financial scheme that ensnares them in the tentacles of the Russian mob.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Upon arrival, officers located a person with a single gunshot wound.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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One of them, former Imperial officer the Client (Werner Herzog), hires Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to retrieve an asset.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Riverside County sheriff’s officials have said about 5,000 to 6,000 children run away or go missing each year in the county.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Benjamin Lee Millspaw, 56, was swimming off Cottrell Key, a mangrove island about nine miles northwest of Key West, around noon, and he was pulled from the water, according to the sheriff’s office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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