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constab

constab noun: a police officer.

Noun

constab (plural constabs)

  1. (Caribbean) A police officer.
    • "I am going to the kitchen this time, Orrin. If I come back in ten minutes and you have not gone, I will simply call the police."
      Simply, no less. Could it really be simple for her to have the constabs haul him away?1991, Larry Duberstein, Postcards from Pinsk

Forms of constab

pluralconstabs

Origin of constab

Short for constable.

Questions about constab

What does constab mean?
Constab means a police officer.
What part of speech is constab?
Constab is a noun.
What is the plural of constab?
The plural of constab is constabs.

Words near constab in the dictionary

  1. consquamatic acid
  2. const
  3. const correctness
  4. const-correct
  5. const.
  6. constab
  7. constable
  8. Constable Burton
  9. Constable country
  10. constabled
  11. constableries

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