detective

Meanings

Plural: detectives

Noun

• a police officer who investigates crimes
• an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
• A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
• A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

Adj

• Employed in detecting.

Synonyms

'tec, beagle, bloodhound, Det, Det., detective, dick, DT, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, police detective, private detective, private dick, private investigator, Sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound, tec

Related Words

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