lawman

noun

law·​man ˈlȯ-mən 

: a law-enforcement officer (such as a sheriff or marshal)

Synonyms

• policeman
• cop
• officer
• constable [chiefly British]
• sheriff

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Told from the point of view of Ruffalo's lawman and the everyman (Tom Pelphry) who is surprisingly leading the robberies, the drama is seriously dark but also thoughtful and addictive. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

Kris Kristofferson and Treat Williams as lawmen whose desert discovery leads down a path to information about the Kennedy assassination. —Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025

Much like the lawman drowning his sorrows in alcohol, a robber named Robbie with Robin Hood-like tendencies may trigger some knee-jerk skepticism from viewers wary of reductive tropes. —Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025

What happens if and when a Texas lawman tries to slap cuffs on a Democrat in New York or California? —Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lawman

• aman
• brahman
• brahmin
• common
• uncommon

Kids Definition

lawman

noun

law·​man ˈlȯ-mən 

: a law-enforcement officer (as a sheriff or marshal)