LAWMAN
lawman, law officer, peace officer
(noun) an officer of the law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lawman (plural lawmen)
(law, historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
(law, historical) One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.
(law, Orkney & Shetland) The presiding justice of the supreme court.
(rare) A man of the law: a lawyer.
(informal) An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.
Synonyms
• (speaker of the law): lawspeaker
• (medieval Dano-English magistrates): lageman, lagman
• (Orcadian & Shetlandic chief justice): lawman-general, lagman
• (law-enforcement officer): See police officer
Proper noun
Lawman
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary