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1. (n.) constable
an officer of the peace in a town or township, having minor police and judicial functions.
2. constable
(in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries) a police officer, esp. of the lowest rank.
3. constable
an officer of high rank in medieval monarchies.
4. constable
the keeper or governor of a royal fortress or castle.
5. (n.) Constable
John, 1776–1837, English painter.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) constable
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
2. (noun) Constable, John Constable
English landscape painter (1776-1837)
3. (noun) constable, police constable
a police officer of the lowest rank
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) constable
a high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages
2. (noun) constable
an officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial officers
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. constable
a high officer of State in the Roman empire, in France, and in England, charged at one time with military, judicial, and regulative functions.
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Sense: a policeman, especially one not of high rank.
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 Afrikaans: konstabel, diender, polis |
 Arabic: شُرطي بَريطاني |
 Bulgarian: полицай |
 Brazilian: policial |
 Czech: strážník |
 German: der Schutzmann |
 Danish: politibetjent |
 Greek: αστυφύλακας |
 Spanish: policía, guardia, agente |
 Estonian: konstaabel |
 Farsi: پاسبان |
 Finnish: konstaapeli |
 French: agent/-e de police |
 Hebrew: שׁוֹטֵר, שׁוֹטֶרֶת |
 Hindi: चौकीदार, कान्स्टेबल |
 Croatian: stražar, policajac, činov |
 Hungarian: rendőr |
 Indonesian: agen polisi |
 Icelandic: löggæslumaður |
 Italian: agente |
 Japanese: 警官 |
 Korean: 순경 |
 Lithuanian: policininkas |
 Latvian: policists |
 Malay: konstabel |
 Dutch: agent |
 Norwegian: politikonstabel/-betjent |
 Polish: policjant |
 Persian: پاسبان |
 Pashto: پوليس |
 Portuguese: polícia |
 Romanian: poliţist |
 Russian: констебль |
 Slovak: strážnik |
 Slovenian: stražnik |
 Serbian: policajac |
 Swedish: polis, [polis]konstapel |
 Thai: ตำรวจ |
 Turkish: polis memuru |
 Taiwanese: 低階警察 |
 Ukrainian: констебль, полісмен |
 Urdu: سپاهى، كانسٹیبل |
 Vietnamese: viên cảnh sát |
 Chinese: 警察，治安官 |
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