Home › Words › C › constabconstabconstab means A police officer.EtymologyShort for constable.nounA police officer.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.constabulary 85% match — Of or relating to constables. vs constab →constabulatory 82% match — A constabulary. vs constab →constable 75% match — One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.) vs constab →constableship 69% match — The office or rank of a constable vs constab →constabless 69% match — The wife of a constable. vs constab →underconstable 66% match — A lower or subordinate constable. vs constab →subconstable 65% match — A lesser or subsidiary constable. vs constab →polisman 62% match — Policeman. vs constab →