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# sheriff

«sheriff» in Mova's school dictionary: **the chief police officer of a county** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a sheriff, sheriffs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (USA) A sheriff is the chief police officer of a county. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#m1)

2) In Wild West stories, the sheriff is the lawman of a town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#m2)

3) (UK, Scotland) A sheriff is a judge in Scotland, or an official with a ceremonial job in England and Wales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and films: cowboy sheriffs with badges chasing outlaws. In US life, sheriffs are elected. Phrases: «the town sheriff», «sheriff's badge», «deputy sheriff», «the Sheriff of Nottingham».

### examples

- The sheriff caught the outlaw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#x1)
- He wore a silver sheriff's badge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#x2)
- Robin Hood fought the Sheriff of Nottingham. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#x3)
- The county sheriff came to talk to our class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#x4)
- The deputy sheriff helps the sheriff. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#x5)
- In the game, I was the sheriff and my brother was the bandit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#x6)
- Next morning the sheriff came traveling by there. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/#x7)

### note

Spelling: one r, double f: sheriff. Plural: sheriffs. Capital when used as a title: Sheriff Brown.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sheriff» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheriff/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.