noun
- a law enforcement officer, especially a sheriff or police officer
Usage: often used in reference to the American Old West
Examples
- The old lawman had served the town for over twenty years.
- In the Wild West, a lawman’s job was dangerous and often thankless.
- The sheriff was the only lawman in the small frontier town.
- Local lawmen worked together to catch the bank robbers.
- He dreamed of becoming a lawman like his father before him.
- The experienced lawman knew how to handle difficult situations.