: 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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From the epic journeys of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea (the Native American woman who helped them) to the tense showdowns between lawmen and outlaws, Kevin Costner's The West follows a century of sweeping change.
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Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Once locked in the backseat though, Spencer learns the lawman's real intentions.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The Ali Afshar production follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff and posses up with bullish U.S. Marshal Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
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Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Once locked in the backseat though, Spencer learns the lawman's real intentions.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The Ali Afshar production follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff and posses up with bullish U.S. Marshal Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawman. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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lawman
noun
law·man
ˈlȯ-mən 
: a law-enforcement officer (as a sheriff or marshal)
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