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detective (noun)

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  • detective — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ private ▪ She hired a private detective to follow her husband. ▪ undercover ▪ store ▪ The store detective was keeping a close eye on a suspected shoplifter …   Collocations dictionary

  • detective — ► NOUN ▪ a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate crimes …   English terms dictionary

  • detective novel — noun novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end • Syn: ↑mystery novel • Hypernyms: ↑novel * * * detective story [detective story] …   Useful english dictionary

  • detective story — noun a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑mystery, ↑mystery story, ↑whodunit * * * detective story [detective story] ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • detective — de·tec·tive n: a person engaged or employed in detecting lawbreakers or in getting information that is not readily or publicly accessible a police detective hired a private detective Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • detective — noun they hired a detective to track down Polk s former partner Syn: investigator, private investigator, private detective, police detective, operative; informal private eye, PI, sleuth, snoop, shamus, gumshoe, Sherlock; informal, dated dick,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • detective — noun /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ a) a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator. b) a person employed to find information not otherwise available to the …   Wiktionary

  • detective — noun a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate crimes. ↘[as modifier] concerning crime and its investigation: detective work …   English new terms dictionary

  • detective — noun Syn: investigator, police officer; informal private eye, sleuth; N.Amer.; informal gumshoe …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • detective agency — noun an agency that makes inquiries for its clients • Hypernyms: ↑agency …   Useful english dictionary

  • detective work — noun a police investigation to determine the perpetrator detection is hard on the feet • Syn: ↑detection, ↑detecting, ↑sleuthing • Derivationally related forms: ↑sleuth (for: ↑sleuthing …   Useful english dictionary

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