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
The statue should be of shortstop Corey Seager’s game-tying home run from the 2023 World Series rather than a lawman from a state government agency that is outdated, and should be closed.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
As the lawmen avoided the beam of light and approached the car, the suspects were able to get inside and lock the doors.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Mueller, consistent with his decades as a button-down lawman, gave many one-word answers.
—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
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
As the lawmen avoided the beam of light and approached the car, the suspects were able to get inside and lock the doors.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Mueller, consistent with his decades as a button-down lawman, gave many one-word answers.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
Noun
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However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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However, he was also traumatized by a childhood in which his mother moved to Chicago for more opportunities, leaving White in Memphis, where he was once brutally beaten by white policemen.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Even without a watch party, Game 4’s come-from-behind victory for the Knicks ended in bedlam, with 10 NYPD cops getting injured while arresting 56 jubilant fans — with celebrants destroying a yellow cab and Citi Bikes and setting off fireworks, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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That cop must be a fiend with a hacky sack too.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive 28-year-old man in the street with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Later, after a small trash fire was set, mounted officers formed a line to push people out of the street as crowd-control units gathered behind them, with the horses fitted in protective eye gear.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 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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The Manhattan architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has spent the past three years alone in a segregated cell, reading crime novels and occasionally being visited by his lawyers or family, according to the sheriff who oversees the jail.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Anyone with information on the case can contact detectives with the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office at 304-357-0556 or leave a tip on the sheriff's website.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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