Usually means: Law enforcement officer, county jurisdiction.
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  1. Sherriff: Merriam-Webster
  2. Sherriff: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Sherriff, sherriff: Wordnik
  4. Sherriff: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. sherriff: Dictionary.com
  6. Sherriff: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Sherriff: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. sherriff: Wiktionary

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sherriff: Legal dictionary

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  1. Sherriff: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sherriff: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Sherriff)

noun:  Obsolete form of sheriff. [(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.]

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