lawman

Other forms: lawmen

Definitions of lawman

1. noun

   an officer of the law
   synonyms: law officer, peace officer

   types:

   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

   lieutenant, police 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

   MP, military policeman

   a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners

   narc, narcotics agent, nark

   a lawman concerned with narcotics violations

   officer, police officer, policeman

   a member of a police force

   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

   buck sergeant

   a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military

   air marshal, sky marshal

   a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight

   bobby

   an informal term for a British policeman

   bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig

   uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

   captain, police captain, police chief

   a policeman in charge of a precinct

   constable, police constable

   a police officer of the lowest rank

   desk sergeant, deskman, station keeper

   the police sergeant on duty in a police station

   detective, investigator, police detective, tec

   a police officer who investigates crimes

   gendarme

   a French policeman

   inspector

   a high ranking police officer

   motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop

   a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)

   police matron, policewoman

   a woman policeman

   provost marshal

   the supervisor of the military police

   redcap

   a member of the military police in Britain

   Mountie

   colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

   shoofly

   an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen

   traffic cop

   a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic

   trooper

   a mounted policeman

   state trooper, trooper

   a state police officer

   wardress

   a woman warder

   type of:

   defender, guardian, protector, shielder

   a person who cares for persons or property