deputy sheriff

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noun

a peace officer subordinate to a sheriff.

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Nearby words

deputation, depute, deputize, deputy, deputy minister, deputy sheriff, der., deracinate, deradicalize, deraign, derail

Origin of deputy sheriff

First recorded in 1665–75

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Examples from the Web for deputy sheriff

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