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lawman

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law·man  (lômn, -mn)
n.
A law officer, such as a sheriff or marshal.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lawmanlawman - an officer of the law
defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
attorney general - the chief law officer of a country or state
border patrolman - someone who patrols the borders of a country
constable - a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
deputy, deputy sheriff - someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
flatfoot, patrolman - a policeman who patrols a given region
gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey - someone who guards prisoners
police lieutenant, lieutenant - an officer in a police force
marshal, marshall - a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
military policeman, MP - a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
narc, narcotics agent, nark - a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
police sergeant, sergeant - a lawman with the rank of sergeant
sheriff - the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
solicitor general - a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general
Ranger, Texas Ranger - a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
warden - the chief official in charge of a prison
warder - a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners

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Hart in his later years counted among his friends legendary lawman Wyatt Earp and Western artist Charles Russell.
By now ordinary citizens--butchers, bakers, barbers, hardware merchants, and nary a lawman among them--were grabbing guns and giving the outlaws grief.
Pug finds wisdom in her lawman father and understanding mother, her neighbors and relatives, including the local "witch" and the Cherokee medicine woman.
 
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