constable

noun

/ˈkʌnstəbl/

/ˈkɑːnstəbl/

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(British English) (used especially when talking to a police officer)
(also police constable, PC)
(in the UK and some other countries) a police officer of the lowest rank
- Have you finished your report, Constable?
see also chief constable, special constable
Extra Examples
- The force hopes to increase the number of its beat constables.
- The children were taken out of the room by a woman police constable.
Topics Law and justicec2, Jobsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- police
- Chief
- Detective
- …
phrases
- the rank of constable
See full entry
(in the US) an official with some of the powers of a police officer, typically in a small townTopics Law and justicec2

Word OriginMiddle English originally the governor of a royal castle: from Old French conestable, from late Latin comes stabuli ‘count (head officer) of the stable’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.

单词	constable
释义	constable noun /ˈkʌnstəbl/ /ˈkɑːnstəbl/ jump to other results (British English) (used especially when talking to a police officer) (also police constable, PC) (in the UK and some other countries) a police officer of the lowest rank Have you finished your report, Constable? see also chief constable, special constable Extra Examples The force hopes to increase the number of its beat constables. The children were taken out of the room by a woman police constable. Topics Law and justicec2, Jobsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective police Chief Detective … phrases the rank of constable See full entry (in the US) an official with some of the powers of a police officer, typically in a small townTopics Law and justicec2 Word OriginMiddle English originally the governor of a royal castle: from Old French conestable, from late Latin comes stabuli ‘count (head officer) of the stable’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
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