Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun constable

3 senses of constable

Sense 1
constable -- (a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff)
       => lawman, law officer, peace officer -- (an officer of the law)

Sense 2
Constable, John Constable -- (English landscape painter (1776-1837))
       INSTANCE OF=> painter -- (an artist who paints)

Sense 3
constable, police constable -- (a police officer of the lowest rank)
       => policeman, police officer, officer -- (a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer")