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Constable

noun
/ˈkʌnstəbəl/
Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.nounOne holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
2.nounA police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
3.nounAn officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
4.nounThe warden of a castle.
5.nounA public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
6.noun(Channel Islands) An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
7.nounA large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
8.verbTo act as a constable or policeman.

Synonyms

policepolicemangendarmepatrolmanpolicinggendarmerieofficermountiesbrigadiersargesergeantcommissioner
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