sheriff

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/ˈʃɛɹɪf/

noun 3verb 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, established, new, old, suspect

The old sheriff knew every corner of the small town.

VERB + SHERIFF

declare, knows, offered, retired

The retired sheriff offered to help the town solve the mysterious disappearance.

SHERIFF + NOUN

alcohol, earp, nottingham, tom, town, victim, women, wyatt

The sheriff arrested the town drunk for causing trouble at the saloon last night.

PREP.

The old sheriff in town had been keeping the peace for over thirty years.

Definitions

noun

(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.

A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.

A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.

verb

To carry out the duties of a sheriff.

name

An English surname originating as an occupation.

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Idioms & Phrases

there is a new sheriff in town

A new individual has come to power and will be making changes.

Example Bank

The sheriff established order in the town.

Tatoeba · #320468

The sheriff beat the suspect until he was almost dead.

Tatoeba · #320469

Sheriff Wyatt Earp talked to that old trapper yesterday.

Tatoeba · #871454

The sheriff knows that old trapper.

Tatoeba · #871457

That old trapper knows the sheriff.

Tatoeba · #871459

Shall we play cowboy and Indians? I declare myself a sheriff, and you all must obey me.

Tatoeba · #1299965

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sheriff is marked as British, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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