deputy sheriff

a peace officer subordinate to a sheriff.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 10

A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?

First recorded in 1665–75

Sillett played his trumps boldly, not knowing that he was speaking to a deputy-sheriff.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell
The deputy-sheriff kept saying it over and over to himself as he hurried to the hospital.
The Lady Doc|Caroline Lockhart
As most of them had never seen the play, they were not surprised when Holden did not again join the attack on the deputy-sheriff.
Northern Lights|Gilbert Parker
Because Cotton's a deputy-sheriff; he had a right to arrest you.
King Coal|Upton Sinclair

"And fights like a devil," replied Dan Treu, the deputy-sheriff.
The Lady Doc|Caroline Lockhart