The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CONSTABLE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1987.
Protector of the public crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CONSTABLE | 20 % | 9 |
| FBIMAN | 20 % | 6 |
| POLICEMAN | 20 % | 9 |
| DETECTIVE | 20 % | 9 |
| PATROLMAN | 20 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Protector of the public
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- police officer
- law enforcement
- policeman
- trooper
- buzzer
- uniform
- obs
- sweeney
- shield
- harman
- jacket
- armed police
Crossword Answer definitions
CONSTABLE noun- One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
- A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
- An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
- The warden of a castle.
- A public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
- (Channel Islands) An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
- A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
- To act as a constable or policeman.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CONSTABLE
- Copper
- Furniture in a prison?
- <
> - Inmate dining section?
- British officer
- "The law," in many small towns.
- English artist.
- Policeman.
- English landscapist: 1776–1837
- Painter of "Fog Over Scotland Yard"?
More clues leading to the result FBIMAN
More clues leading to the result POLICEMAN
- Perp picker-upper
- Speeder stopper
- Starsky or Hutch
- Cop
- Worker with a whistle
- His "lot is not a happy one.”
- Gendarme.
- He may have a beat
- Protector of the public
- COPPER
More clues leading to the result DETECTIVE
- DICK
- PI
- "Shamus"
- Queen, for one
- Tracy?
- 29-Down's job
- Spade or Marlowe
- Private investigator
- Whodunit hero
- Member of the police department.