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detective

/ detective /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a police officer who investigates crimes
Type of:
policeman police officer officer
Kinds of:
dick gumshoe hawkshaw plainclothesman tracer
Derived:
investigate inquire enquire
noun Sense 2
an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Type of:
investigator
Kinds of:
private detective PI private eye private investigator operative
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
1
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policeman police officer officer dick gumshoe hawkshaw plainclothesman tracer investigator private detective PI private eye