detective
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(noun) a police officer who investigates crimes |
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Synonyms: investigator, police detective, tec |
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Related Words: dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, officer, plainclothesman, police officer, policeman |
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(noun) an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public |
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Related Words: PI, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shadow, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound, tail |
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