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 →

2) In Wild West stories, the sheriff is the lawman of a town. tree →

3) (UK, Scotland) A sheriff is a judge in Scotland, or an official with a ceremonial job in England and Wales. tree →

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 →
• He wore a silver sheriff's badge. tree →
• Robin Hood fought the Sheriff of Nottingham. tree →
• The county sheriff came to talk to our class. tree →
• The deputy sheriff helps the sheriff. tree →
• In the game, I was the sheriff and my brother was the bandit. tree →
• Next morning the sheriff came traveling by there. tree →

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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.