Synonyms for sheriff


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sher-if
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɛr ɪf


Définition of sheriff

Origin :
  • late Old English scirgerefa "representative of royal authority in a shire," from scir (see shire) + gerefa "chief, official, reeve" (see reeve). As an American county official, attested from 1660s; sheriff's sale first recorded 1798. Sheriff's tooth (late 14c.) was a common name for the annual tax levied to pay for the sheriff's victuals during court sessions.
  • noun law enforcement officer
Example sentences :
  • I am under the sheriff's orders, and not under the orders of that officer.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • You can tell all this to the colonel or the sheriff; if they let you go, I'll say nothing against it.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Aleck looked at the driver, then at the Sheriff, and then at my father.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • I was wanted at Johnstown by Sheriff Frey, on some matter which would not wait for the morrow.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • "He is as close as the bark on a beech-tree," concluded the sheriff.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • And it was with a child's look of pitiful dismay and perplexity that he faced the sheriff.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Pete says you better notify the coroner—and I reckon the sheriff, too.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Thither came the Sheriff and was shown into the King's presence.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • "Then I hold all Nottingham men to be cowards," said the Sheriff.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • "But hearken, O my most gracious Sovereign," said the Sheriff.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019