| 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
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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