constable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·sta·ble /ˈkʌnstəbəl $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable] 1. SCPa British police officer of the lowest rank 〔英国最低级别的〕警察2. in the US, someone who has some of the powers of a police officer and can send legal documents that order someone to do something 〔美国拥有部分警察权力的〕治安官，警官
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constable• Yet, according to the chief constable, in the same period calls for service have increased by 85 percent.• I recognised the uniform of a police constable.• They stopped at the modern bungalow that was the home and office of the local police constable.• But all Mrs Ullman found was the intimidating bulk of three police constables.• Before shaving, he rang his office and spoke to the woman police constable who acted as his secretary.• Seven other County Durham officers and a special constable have also been commended by the chief constable.• I've already given their names to the constable in the library.• The constables were known to the certificate-holder personally.Origin constable (1800-1900) constable “high-ranking royal official, local officer of the law” ((12-21 centuries)), from Old French conestable, from Late Latin comes stabuli “officer of the stable”con·sta·ble nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of the rank officer lowest a police British
constable
con‧sta‧ble /ˈkʌnstəbəl $ ˈkɑːn-/
noun [countable]
2. in the US, someone who has some of the powers of a police officer and can send legal documents that order someone to do something
■ people in the police
▪police officer (also officer ) a member of the police. In British English, police officer is used especially in more formal contexts, for example in news reports. In everyday English, British people still usually say policeman or policewoman: a senior police officer | He was sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer. | He is the officer in charge of the case. | Officer Fayard (=in the US ‘Officer’ is used in the title of police officers)
▪policeman a man who is a member of the police: an off-duty policeman | He’s a former policeman.
▪policewoman a woman who is a member of the police: The girl, accompanied by a policewoman and two social workers, was seen in private by Sheriff George Crozier.
▪PC/WPC abbreviation used in the job titles of British police offiicers. PC means ‘Police Constable’ and WPC means 'Woman Police Constable': PC Keith Fletcher | WPC Susan Larkin
▪detective a police officer whose job is to discover who is responsible for crimes: Detectives are investigating the death of a baby boy. | Detective Inspector John Hartwell
▪plain-clothes adjective a plain-clothes police officer wears ordinary clothes instead of a uniform: Two plain-clothes police officers, acting as hotel security men, kept watch on him.
▪constable a British police officer of the lowest rank: a police constable | Constable Robin Cameron
▪chief constable a senior police officer who is in charge of the police in a particular area in Britain: the chief constable of North Yorkshire police
▪cop informal a police officer: You’d better call the cops.
▪trooper a US police officer in a state police force: a New Jersey state trooper
con‧sta‧ble /ˈkʌnstəbəl $ ˈkɑːn-/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: constable 'high-ranking royal official, local officer of the law' (12-21 centuries), from Old French conestable, from Late Latin comes stabuli 'officer of the stable'
1. a British police officer of the lowest rankOrigin: constable 'high-ranking royal official, local officer of the law' (12-21 centuries), from Old French conestable, from Late Latin comes stabuli 'officer of the stable'
2. in the US, someone who has some of the powers of a police officer and can send legal documents that order someone to do something
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Constable
Constable, John
(1776–1837) a British painter known for his paintings and drawings of the Suffolk countryside, especially The Haywain, which is one of the most famous British paintings
Constable, John
(1776–1837) a British painter known for his paintings and drawings of the Suffolk countryside, especially The Haywain, which is one of the most famous British paintings