sheriff

Speech parts

1. sheriff - Noun

2. sheriff - Verb

3. Sheriff - Proper noun

Meaning

The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bobby commissioner sergeant inspector constable marshall magistrate marshal reeve beadle captain constabulary patrolman official judge

Show all synonyms

Antonyms

bandit peterman prowler criminal offender perpetrator

Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

lawman peace officer law officer

Phrases with the word

there is a new sheriff in town Sheriff Hutton main sheriff there's a new sheriff in town

Anagrams

Shiffer

Examples

And let's all be honest here; more of us believe in the American hero Sheriff Joe Arpaio's thorough investigation into your phony birth certificate and phony history than the phony media's smoke and mirrors. Ted Nugent

Bob Taylor and I playing brothers. And I was a Mexican bandit. And he was the sheriff of the town. And we loved each other. We loved each other very much. Anthony Quinn

Sheriff Bart: Excuse me while I whip this out. Mel Brooks

Sheriff of Rotingham King illegal forest to pig wild kill in it a is! Mel Brooks

Sheriff Bart: Where the white women at? Mel Brooks

It was just noon that Saturday morning when the sheriff reached the jail with Lucas Beauchamp though the whole town (the whole county for that matter) had known since the night before that Lucas had killed a white man. William Faulkner

Close letter words and terms

Sheridan County sheridanite sherif sheriff clerk Sheriff Hutton sheriff officer