kŏn'stə-bəl, kŭn'-
(Now rare, historical) The regulation of a given community or society; administration, law and order etc. [from 17th c.]
A person appointed to a position of authority in the armed forces; specif., commissioned officer
(Chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
The definition of cop is a spindle of thread or yarn, or is slang for police officer.
(Slang) A policeman
An impromptu or extralegal system of justice substituted for established judicial procedure:
under-sheriff (related)
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constabulary (related)
One who patrols an assigned area.
A female patrolman
An officer entrusted with maintaining law and order, as a sheriff, constable, or policeman
A policeman or policewoman.
(Slang) A policeman or detective
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police-constable
a police officer of the lowest rank
john constable
English landscape painter (1776-1837)
constables (related)
superintendent (related)
sheriff (related)
superintendant (related)
(Informal) The members of the police force (of a specified city)
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(Slang) A policeman
Very loose, light particles of down, wool, etc.; fine hairs or fibers
A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
(Slang) A firearm, especially a pistol.
A person, usually male, with duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
sergeant (related)
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inspector (related)
supt (related)
A woman who is a member of a police force.
insp (related)
A policeman
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