lawman

noun, plural law·men [law-men, -muh n] /ˈlɔˌmɛn, -mən/.

1. an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.

noun

1. Layamon.

noun plural -men

1. mainly US an officer of the law, such as a policeman or sheriff

n.1530s, “lawyer,” from law + man (n.). Meaning “law-enforcement officer” is from 1865. There is an Anglo-Latin lagamannus “magistrate” from early 12c.