constable

[US]/ˈkʌnstəbl/
[UK]/ˈkʌnstəbəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. police officer

Phrases & Collocations

police constable

Example Sentences

the constable was nowhere to be seen.

the Chief Constable came along in civvies.

paintings that hark back to Constable and Turner.

Could you please help me, Constable?

the Chief Constable held a meeting to talk about policing in Gloucestershire.

a constable who reasonably believes a breach of the peace is about to take place.

We have decided to report you to Constable Hillers, who will undoubtedly send you to the headsman.

Constable’s landscapes met with indifference when they were first exhibited.

Real-world Examples

Excuse me, constable, what...what is going on?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

The minutes ticked on, and the constable did not arrive.

Source: Returning Home

Then a police inspector arrived with a constable

Source: New Concept English (3)

On inquiry, however, of the constable's wife he learnt that the constable was not at home.

Source: Returning Home

The assistant chief constable Chris Todd said it happened after an information request.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2023

And she still works in uniform as a part-time reserve officer at the Harris County constable's precinct four office.

Source: VOA Standard October 2013 Collection

Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

In August that year, he was one of 403,253 people who appeared for the recruitment test to become a police constable.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

" The constable up at Puma Point" .

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 1)

'Pay attention to the reply, constable, will you?

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

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