Constable Meaning
/ˈkʌnstəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
nounA police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
Sentence Examples
The police constable arrested the teenager for shoplifting.
A constable was standing at the kitchen door.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The village ____ arrested the thief and took him to jail.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The village ____ patrolled the quiet streets at night to ensure the safety of the residents.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The village ____ arrested the thief and took him to jail.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The village ____ patrolled the quiet streets at night to ensure the safety of the residents.