Constable vs Bobby - What's the difference?
constable | bobby |
(British, NZ) A police officer ranking below sergeant in most British/New Zealand police forces. (See also chief constable).
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, chapter=19 Officer of a noble court in the middle ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
(US) Public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
(Channel Islands) A elected head of a parish (also known as a )
(British, slang) A police officer.
(British, slang) A railway signaller.
As nouns the difference between constable and bobby
is that constable is a police officer ranking below sergeant in most British/New Zealand police forces. (See also chief constable) while bobby is a police officer.As a proper noun Bobby is
a diminutive=Robert given name.constable
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=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.}}