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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.

RELATED WORDS

detective, deputy, policeman, constable, officer, marshal, trooper, sheriff, patrolman, fuzz, policewoman, flatfoot, cop, patrolwoman, MP, carabiniere, flic, gendarme

Nearby words

  1. lawing,
  2. lawks,
  3. lawless,
  4. lawlessly,
  5. lawmaker,
  6. lawn,
  7. lawn bowling,
  8. lawn chair,
  9. lawn mower,
  10. 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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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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Word Origin and History for lawman

lawman

n.

1530s, "lawyer," from law + man (n.). Meaning "law-enforcement officer" is from 1865. There is an Anglo-Latin lagamannus "magistrate" from early 12c.

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