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 prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Great photo of policemen’s instant reactions to that threat.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Tucson hit both vehicles before slamming into the police cruiser and the tractor-trailer, cops said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Subsequent footage shows cops instructing Timberlake to complete a series of sobriety tests.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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In a news release, police said officers provided first aid to control heavy bleeding until firefighters and EMS arrived.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Federal prosecutors under former President Joe Biden pressed charges against the officers.—
DYLAN LOVAN,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Set during the Song Dynasty, the film stars Liu Fengchao as Xue Buyi, a disciplined but rigid constable who becomes the target of a conspiracy after being framed for a robbery.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff’s office is investigating the death alongside the district attorney’s and coroner’s offices.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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An armed car passenger whom sheriff’s deputies fatally shot during a San Marcos traffic stop last month had fired his gun at least once as a deputy shocked him with a Taser, according to video footage released by authorities.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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