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
By his own admission, the Mexican lawman known as El Diablo — The Devil — supervised a scourge of torture, murder, kidnappings, land grabs and other abuses while amassing a fortune in cartel bribes that bankrolled purchases of homes, cattle and a fleet of buses.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Mendenhall stared back at the lawman and shrugged his shoulders.
—Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Meanwhile, the pissy, frustrated lawman (Kenneth Tobey) trying to coordinate the manhunt has to deal with abject incompetence and mind-boggling bureaucracy, as well as his own desire to relive his youth.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Sheridan saw it in 1883, when Marshal Jim Courtright turned from amiable lawman to stone killer in a barroom full of bad hombres.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Mendenhall stared back at the lawman and shrugged his shoulders.
—Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Meanwhile, the pissy, frustrated lawman (Kenneth Tobey) trying to coordinate the manhunt has to deal with abject incompetence and mind-boggling bureaucracy, as well as his own desire to relive his youth.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Sheridan saw it in 1883, when Marshal Jim Courtright turned from amiable lawman to stone killer in a barroom full of bad hombres.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
Noun
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The policeman asked where the shell was.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Born Marilyn Seils in Chicago, Istel was the daughter of a Chicago policeman, Otto Seils.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Claudette is able to halt the theft about halfway through, unaware that the mystery woman is hiding behind her with a gun, ready to take her out — until the cops enter the room.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dean, a high-ranking Black officer at the fire department with nearly four decades of experience, in June threatened to sue the city if he was not allowed to compete for the department’s top job.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Consider the experience of Tom Pohlman, then sheriff of Fisher County, who had a flare burning next to his home in the Texas Panhandle starting in October 2023.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cakra was being held Tuesday in the White County jail, according to the sheriff's office post, which said a bond had not been set.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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