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[ law-man, -muhn ] / ˈlɔˌmæn, -mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lawman ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural law·men [law-men, -muhn]. /ˈlɔˌmɛn, -mən/. an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer. Origin of lawmanbefore 1000; Middle English laweman, earlier lageman,Old English lahmann.See law1, -man Words nearby lawmanlawing, lawks, lawless, Law Lords, lawmaker, lawman, law merchant, lawn, lawn bowling, lawn chair, Lawndale Definition for lawman (2 of 2)[ law-muhn ] / ˈlɔ mən /
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lawmanLike Olyphant, he had his first big break as a lawman, albeit a corrupt one, in the FX series The Shield. Justified: Talking to Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins|Allen Barra|April 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST Can this lawman save his hide and win the heart of the beautiful Ava (Joelle Carter)? The Best and Worst TV Shows of the Year|Jace Lacob|December 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST The federal civil-rights case against notorious Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio may not be his biggest legal headache. Crackdown on a Renegade Sheriff|Terry Greene Sterling|September 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST So, amid heavy sobs, the aged Lawman—he who was the chief man of the Council—rose up to pronounce the Princess's doom. The Scottish Fairy Book|Elizabeth W. Grierson
"I was lawman last night, to see such law done as there is left," said Perry. Hereward, The Last of the English|Charles Kingsley Blacktooth sat in his booth and by him sat Gizur his son the Lawman. Eric Brighteyes|H. Rider Haggard "I will accept no hospitality here until this matter is cleared," the Lawman grimly cut him short; then turned upon the Ugly One. The Vinland Champions|Ottilie A. Liljencrantz No lawman from Canada to Mexico will even stay in the same town with me!
British Dictionary definitions for lawman
noun plural -menmainly US an officer of the law, such as a policeman or sheriff Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lawmandetective, deputy, policeman, constable, officer, marshal, trooper, military police, sheriff, patrolman, fuzz, policewoman, flatfoot, cop, peace officer, patrolwoman, meter maid, the man, carabiniere, flic |