lawman
pronunciation
How to pronounce lawman in British English:
UK [ˈlɔːmæn]
How to pronounce lawman in American English:
US [ ˈlɔːmæn]
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- Noun:
- an officer of the law
Word Origin
- 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.
Example
- 1. What about you ? You were a lawman .
- 2. What kind of lawman are you ?
- 3. That boy queried the lawman how to get to the railway station .
- 4. In preparing for the new film , christian bale visited purvis 's son , alston , to find out more about the legendary lawman , who shot himself in 1960 .
- 5. For example , a very typical western plot is that an eastern lawman heads west , where he matches wits and trades bullets with a gang of outlaws and thugs , and is aided by a local lawman who is well-meaning but largely ineffective until a critical moment when he redeems himself by saving the hero 's life .