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lawman

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lawman

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

Synonyms of lawman

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

Words Related to lawman

patrolman, policewoman

detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, investigator, plainclothesman, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound

marshal (also marshall), sheriff, trooper

captain, lieutenant, sergeant

constabulary, heat [slang], man, police, police force

operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator

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