constable
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈkɒnstəbl/
- UK
:
agente de policía
- The local constable is responsible for maintaining order in the village.
- local constable
- arrested by constables
- constable training
So in Scotland, you'd have to send a local constable to the residence.
- So in Scotland, you'd have to send a local constable to the residence.
- And the second one was allegedly to the local constable saying that she, quote, feared for her life.
Examples
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The constable asked to search my rooms.
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I'm sure Constable Goddard can deal with that.
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Go and get the constable, please!
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Come on, Constable, let 's go!
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Are you the constable around here?
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You go, I'll call the constable and tell her to meet you there.
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Once the tax was laid, the local constable was charged with collection.
Academic text (1990) -
Constable Stewart will drive you.
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Why don't you hear what the good constable has to say for himself?
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After much singing, music, and dancing, the constable escorted the king and queen to their suite.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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6.3
A person who works for the police
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1.2
A person who works for the police and enforces the law
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1.1
A person who keeps people safe and stops crime
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1.0
A man whose job is to keep people safe and enforce laws
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9.0
A police officer who keeps people safe and enforces laws
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4.2
A police officer who walks around an area to keep people safe
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1.1
A woman who works as a police officer
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3.5
A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
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9.2
A person who works as a police officer in Britain
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2.2
A person who makes sure people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
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3.6
A person who checks an area regularly to keep it safe
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8.8
A police officer who patrols on foot in a neighborhood
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2.8
A low-ranking person who enforces the law and helps people
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5.8
A female police officer who patrols an area to keep people safe
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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7.0
A senior police officer who leads the police in a county, especially in the United Kingdom
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Constable comes from the old title comes stabuli, which means 'count of the stable' — the person who looked after a ruler's horses, and you can see the same idea in the English word stable. Over time the job changed from caring for horses to keeping order, so a constable today is a lower-ranking police officer.