Synonyms for constable

Most common

police officer · police constable · policeman · gendarme

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)

Related words

Word family

constabulary

Phrases

hog constable outrun the constable overrun the constable police constable special constable

Forms

Plural

constables → policemen, gendarmes, coppers…

Example sentences

• policeman The policeman was shot in the leg by a delinquent.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

copper²

8 letters

gendarme²

9 letters

policeman³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copper² = 2 syllables).