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# constable

noun (a constable, constables); a name (John Constable)

«constable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, Canada) A police officer of the lowest rank; often written PC (police constable), as in «PC Smith». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#m1)
2. (history) An important officer in a medieval castle or a royal court (the Constable of the Tower of London). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#m2)
3. (US) A local law officer in some small towns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#m3)
4. (a name) John Constable was an English painter famous for landscapes like «The Hay Wain» (1821). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons, a police constable might visit school to talk about road safety or online safety. In history, castles had a constable in charge when the lord was away. In art lessons, Constable's paintings show the English countryside. It tells the reader about a police officer, a castle officer or the painter.

### Examples

- PC Jones came to talk to us about bike safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#x1)
- The constable directed the traffic after the crash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#x2)
- The Constable of the castle guarded it for the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#x3)
- We copied John Constable's painting of a hay cart in a river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#x4)
- Police constables patrol the town centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#x5)
- The chief constable leads a whole police force in Britain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a constable, constables. Say «KUN-stuh-bul». «Chief Constable» is the head of a UK police force, not the lowest rank. If you are lost or in danger, a police officer is someone you can ask for help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «constable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«constable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/constable.html) on Mova free.