What is another word for sheriff?
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɛɹɪf], [ ʃˈɛɹɪf], [ ʃ_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_f]
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Synonyms for Sheriff:
n.
• bailiff (noun) • cop (noun) • officer (noun) • officer of the law (noun)- mp.
- bailiff,
- trooper,
- lawman,
- mounted police officer,
- troopers,
- noncoms,
- noncom,
- marshall,
- centurion,
- the man,
- sergeants,
- flatfoots,
- sergeant,
- policeman,
- police officer,
- traffic officer,
- polices,
- Flatfeet,
- centurions,
- peace officer,
- officer,
- flatfoot,
- person,
- law enforcement agent,
- police woman,
- lawmen,
- sheriff,
- Mounty,
- black and white,
- lawwoman,
- marshalls,
- military police,
- cop,
- law officer,
- meter maid,
- mps,
- officers.
Other synonyms:
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- clerk,
- the bench,
- barrister,
- the bar,
- circuit judge,
- Attorney General,
- county administrator,
- chief justice,
- attorney,
- reeve,
- advocate.
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- marshal.
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- commissioner,
- chief of police,
- deputy,
- CDR,
- copper,
- captain,
- cadet,
- bobby,
- constable.
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- law.
- lieutenant,
- inspector,
- police sergeant,
- mounted policeman,
- gaoler,
- police matron,
- administrator,
- mace,
- FLIC,
- Lictor,
- jailer,
- corporation,
- deputy sheriff,
- emcee,
- fed,
- selectman,
- detective,
- beagle,
- nark,
- Portreeve,
- dress,
- municipality,
- Shrievalty,
- pageantry,
- bailiwick,
- Bluecoat,
- police captain,
- superintendent,
- array,
- police commissioner,
- sergeant at arms,
- Mace-bearer,
- gendarmerie,
- police,
- police constable,
- orb,
- Lord Lieutenant,
- tipstaff,
- cavalcade,
- arm of the law,
- Pursuivant,
- Shrieve,
- judge,
- baton,
- beadle,
- narc,
- catchpole,
- trumpeter,
- gendarme,
- constabulary,
- mc,
- government man,
- police inspector,
- tribunal,
- Bumbledom,
- federal,
- police force,
- roundsman,
- bound bailiff,
- bearer.
How to use "Sheriff" in context?
Sheriff is a law enforcement official with jurisdiction over a county, typically in the United States. The title is typically given to the highest ranking officer in a sheriff's department. In some counties, the sheriff also has jurisdiction over the county jail. The sheriff typically has primary responsibility for law enforcement in the county, including enforcement of criminal laws, corrections, traffic control, fugitive searches, and firefighting.
Paraphrases for Sheriff:
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Other Related
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Adjective
marshal.
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Interjection
marshal.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
marshal.
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Adjective
Homophones for Sheriff:
- seraph, scrap, scrape up, scarf, scorpio, serf, scrapheap, serve, scrape by, saccharify, scrub up, scrubby, serb, swerve, serif, survive, scrapie, scarify, shrubby, sirup, scrappy, skiagraph, syrupy, scurvy, sugar pea, scarab, serve up, square off, soar up, scruff, scarp, syrup, sherpa, surf, sherriff, scribe, sharpie, sorb, screwup, serape, scurfy, sarape, scurf, swear off, scrub, scare off, sharpy, scrape, scruffy, screw up, skiagraphy, shore up, Sus Scrofa, Schizocarp, survey, scrip, sharp, shrive, sakharov, servo, square up, serbia, seriph, shrub.
Hyponym for Sheriff:
n.
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person
lawman, law officer, peace officer.
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person
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