konstabel, noun

Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, constable.
An Afrikaans-speaking policeman; also as a title, with a name.
1971 Radio South Africa 4 MayThis show was set in the mythical dorp of Witblits, where the Konstabel was always asking ‘Did you got a license?’
1971 A. Mendelow in Daily Dispatch 30 June 10Looking up he saw none other than Konstabel Koos van der Merwe.
1978 P.-D. Uys in Theatre One 147Molly:..I know a nice konstabel in Simonstown...Anna:..Molly, a konstabel in Simonstown is about as useful as a millionaire on the moon.
1987 L. Beake Strollers 76The konstabel clicked the handcuffs onto Katjie’s wrists.
1988 M. De Paravicini in Style Dec. 52Hendrik Ignatius Botha, the ex-SAP konstabel from Pretoria, is learning Italian and teaching local kids to speak English.
1989 Star 9 Dec. 6It seems the legendary South African konstabel who told a motorist she had just been past a sign that spelt S.T.O.P. and not P.A.W.S. has spiritual brothers among British bobbies.
An Afrikaans-speaking policeman; also as a title, with a name.
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