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Noun: constable  kún-stu-bul
  1. [Brit] A police officer of the lowest rank
    "The police constable patrolled the neighbourhood on foot";
    - police constable [Brit]
     
  2. A lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
    "The village constable patrolled the streets at night"
Noun: Constable  kún-stu-bul
  1. English landscape painter (1776-1837)
    - John Constable

Derived forms: constables

Type of: bobby [Brit, informal], law officer, officer, painter, peace officer, plod [Brit, informal], police officer

Encyclopedia: Constable, Mark