Definition for Sheriff:

• 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.

Synonyms for Sheriff:

• n.

  •bailiff (noun)
  • magistrate,
  • agent,
  • steward.
  •cop (noun)
  • patrolman,
  • officer of the law,
  • patrolwoman,
  • fuzz,
  • policewoman.
  •police officer (noun)
  • FLIC,
  • law enforcer,
  • arm of the law,
  • gendarme,
  • Gendarmes,
  • carabiniere.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • clerk,
  • the bench,
  • barrister,
  • the bar,
  • circuit judge,
  • Attorney General,
  • county administrator,
  • chief justice,
  • attorney,
  • reeve,
  • advocate.
  •
  • marshal.
  •
  • commissioner,
  • chief of police,
  • deputy,
  • CDR,
  • copper,
  • captain,
  • cadet,
  • bobby,
  • constable.
  •
  • law.

Paraphrases for Sheriff:

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    marshal.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Sherif, marshal.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    lawman, marshal.
  • Interjection
    marshal.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    marshal.

Sheriff Sentence Examples:

• We'll hunt till dark, then if we have no success and get no word at all, we will get the sheriff and a lot of men from Staretta!

• Shouldn't we call the sheriff?

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.

  • person
    lawman, law officer, peace officer.