lawman

[ law-man, -muh n ]

/ ˈlɔˌmæn, -mən /

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noun, plural law·men [law-men, -muh n] /ˈlɔˌmɛn, -mən/.

an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.

Nearby words

lawin, lawing, lawks, lawless, lawmaker, lawman, lawn, lawn bowling, lawn chair, lawn mower, lawn party

Origin of lawman

before 1000; Middle English laweman, earlier lageman, Old English lahmann. See law¹, -man

Definition for lawman (2 of 2)

Lawman

[ law-muh n ]

/ ˈlɔ mən /

noun

Layamon.

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Examples from the Web for lawman

Like 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!
The Draw|Jerome Bixby

British Dictionary definitions for lawman

lawman

/ (ˈlɔːmən) /

noun plural -men

mainly US an officer of the law, such as a policeman or sheriff

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lawman

noun, plural law·men [law-men, -muh n] /ˈlɔˌmɛn, -mən/.

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Origin of lawman

Definition for lawman (2 of 2)

Lawman

noun

Examples from the Web for lawman

British Dictionary definitions for lawman

lawman

noun plural -men