Detective vs Constable - What's the difference?
detective | constable |
(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=7 A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
(British, NZ) A police officer ranking below sergeant in most British/New Zealand police forces. (See also chief constable).
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, 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 )
As nouns the difference between detective and constable
is that detective is a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator while constable is a police officer ranking below sergeant in most British/New Zealand police forces. (See also chief constable).detective
English
(wikipedia detective)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdropping was not a thing Larard would have practised from choice, but there were times when, in the public interest, he had to do it, and this was one of them.}}
Synonyms
* (law enforcement) DT (abbreviation), Det (abbreviation) * (person employed to find information) private detective, private investigator * (person employed to find information) dick , private dick :(slang)Derived terms
* (sense) detective constable (DC) * (sense) detective sergeant (DS) * (sense) detective inspector (DI) * (sense) detective chief inspector (DCI) * detective story * (sense) detective superintendent () * (sense) detective chief superintendent (DCS) * house detective * private detective * woman detective constable (WDC)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.}}