lawman

noun

law·​man ˈlȯ-mən How to pronounce lawman (audio)
: a law-enforcement officer (such as a sheriff or marshal)

Examples of lawman in a Sentence

Wyatt Earp was a famous American lawman of the Wild West. as the rural county's chief lawman, the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower
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Stein’s quarter-hour address included topics of teacher raises and public school funding on the K-12 education front; expansion of career education and apprenticeship programs after secondary education years; and a plea for more lawmen and action to help stop fentanyl. Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025 Pic follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025 Elam took the same route at the same speed and stopped in the same places Pusser, the iconic Southern lawman, took on the night he and his wife were reportedly ambushed. Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 23 Feb. 2024 All were captivated by the uncertain promise of a better future: traders and trackers, surveyors and settlers, missionaries and soldiers, lawmen and outlaws — people just making their way. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lawman 

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lawman was in 1944

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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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lawman

noun
law·​man ˈlȯ-mən How to pronounce lawman (audio)
: a law-enforcement officer (as a sheriff or marshal)

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