undersheriff

[ uhn-der-sher-if ]

noun

1. a sheriff's deputy, especially one on whom the sheriff's duties devolve when the office is vacant.

undersheriff

/ ˈʌndəˌʃɛrɪf /

noun

1. a deputy sheriff

Word History and Origins

Origin of undersheriff¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; under-, sheriff

Example Sentences

“He did maintain a very, very high standard about honesty,” said Neal Tyler, who served as undersheriff during the first two years of McDonnell’s term.

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Tyler, the former undersheriff, noted that McDonnell won’t answer directly to voters as chief.

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Unlike his predecessors, Tyler said, McDonnell directly involved himself in disciplinary decisions, asking the undersheriff to brief him on every case.

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This year, the hearings resumed, featuring testimony from Villanueva and his former undersheriff.

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McGuire was there to appear on a firearm charge stemming from an arrest on July 28 where Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies found him carrying an unregistered, loaded revolver, said Santa Barbara County Undersheriff Craig Bonner.

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