Definition of Sheriff

1. Noun. The principal law-enforcement officer in a county.

Generic synonyms: Law Officer, Lawman, Peace Officer

Definition of Sheriff

1. n. 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.

Definition of Sheriff

1. a law-enforcement officer of a county [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheriff

sherbet
sherbets
sherd
sherds
shere
shereef
shereefs
shergottite
shergottites
sheria
sherias
sheriat
sheriats
Sheridan
sherif
sheriff (current term)
sheriff's sale
sheriffdom
sheriffdoms
sheriffs
sherifs
sherlock
sherlocks
Sherlock Holmes
Sherman
Sherman-Bourquin unit of vitamin B2
Sherman-Munsell unit
Sherman unit
sheroot
sheroots

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