Policemen vs Constable - What's the difference?
policemen | constable |
(policeman)
A member of a police force, especially one who is male.
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, chapter=19 (chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
(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 policemen and constable
is that policemen is (policeman) while constable is (british|nz) a police officer ranking below sergeant in most british/new zealand police forces (see also chief constable).policemen
English
Noun
(head)policeman
English
Noun
(policemen)citation, passage=Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman' s helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.}}
Synonyms
* (member of a police force) See * (glass rod with rubber cap) rubber policemanAntonyms
* policewomanHypernyms
* police officerDerived terms
* sleeping policemanSee also
* constable English nouns with irregular pluralsconstable
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.}}