constable (redirected from police constables)

con·sta·ble  (knst-bl, kn-)

n. Abbr. Cons. or Const.

1. A peace officer with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff, empowered to serve writs and warrants and make arrests.

2. A medieval officer of high rank, usually serving as military commander in the absence of a monarch.

3. The governor of a royal castle.

4. Chiefly British A police officer.

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[Middle English, from Old French conestable, from Late Latin comes stabul, officer of the stable : Latin comes, officer, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots + Latin stabul, genitive of stabulum, stable; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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consta·ble·ship n.

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constable

Noun

a police officer of the lowest rank [Late Latin comes stabuli officer in charge of the stable]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	constable - a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
	2.	Constable - English landscape painter (1776-1837) John Constable
	3.	constable - a police officer of the lowest rank police constable Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"

Translations

constable [ˈkʌnstəbl] n (BRIT) → agente m/f (de policía);

chief constable → jefe m/f de policía

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constable [ˈkʌnstəbl] n (Brit) → agent m de police, gendarme m;

chief constable → préfet m de police

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constable [ˈkʌnstəbl] (Brit) n → Polizist m;

chief constable → Polizeipräsident m, Polizeichef m

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constable [ˈkʌnstəbl] n (BRIT) (also: police constable) → poliziotto, agente m di polizia