in law enforcement, a slang term referring to a deputy sheriff, a title for county police in the United States. Example of usage in a song lyric: "I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy."
in general, a subordinate acting in the place of his leader; a stand-in; a substitute; a proxy.
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