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Policemen vs Constable - What's the difference?

policemen | constable |

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)

  • policeman

    English

    Noun

    (policemen)
  • A member of a police force, especially one who is male.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 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.}}
  • (chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
  • Synonyms

    * (member of a police force) See * (glass rod with rubber cap) rubber policeman

    Antonyms

    * policewoman

    Hypernyms

    * police officer

    Derived terms

    * sleeping policeman

    constable

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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 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.}}
  • 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 )
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * constabulary