| Main Entry: | private eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | private detective |
Synonyms: |
P.I., agent, bird dog, bloodhound, cop, dick, peeper, private investigator, sleuth, snoop, tail |
| Main Entry: | detective |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigator of crime |
Synonyms: |
P. I., Sherlock Holmes, agent, analyst, bird dog, bloodhound, bull*, constable, cop, dick, eavesdropper, eye*, fed, fink, flatfoot, gumshoe, informer, nark, peeper, plainclothes officer, police officer, private eye, private investigator, prosecutor, reporter, roper, scout, sergeant, shadow*, shamus, shoofly, sleuth, slewfoot, snoop, spy, tail |
| Main Entry: | inspector |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examiner |
Synonyms: |
assessor, auditor, checker, controller, detective, investigator, monitor, overseer, police officer, private eye, reviewer, scrutinizer, sleuth, tester |
| Main Entry: | investigator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who checks thoroughly |
Synonyms: |
Sherlock Holmes, agent, analyst, attorney, auditor, detective, examiner, gumshoe, hound, inquirer, inspector, plainclothes officer, police, private detective, private eye, prosecutor, researcher, reviewer, sleuth, snooper, spy, tester, undercover cop |
| Main Entry: | sleuth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detective |
Synonyms: |
P.I., agent, bloodhound, cop, dick, eavesdropper, flatfoot, gumshoe, investigator, police officer, private detective, private eye, private investigator, sleuthhound, spy, tail, tracker |
| Main Entry: | private detective |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | private investigator |
Synonyms: |
PI, Sherlock Holmes, beagle, detective, dick, eye, flatfoot, gumshoe, inquiry agent, inspector, investigator, operative, private dick, private eye, skip tracer, sleuth, sleuthhound, spotter, tec |
| Main Entry: | inquirer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | questioner |
Synonyms: |
Sherlock Holmes, agent, analyst, attorney, auditor, detective, examiner, gumshoe, hound, inquisitor, inspector, investigator, plainclothes officer, police, private detective, private eye, prober, prosecutor, querier, quester, researcher, reviewer, sleuth, snooper, spy, tester, undercover cop |