| Engelsk navneord: detective | 
| 1. | detective (om person) a police officer who investigates crimes | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | investigator, police detective, tec | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | officer, police officer, policeman | 
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 | Mere specifikke termer | dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, plainclothesman, tracer | 
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| 2. | detective (om person) an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | investigator | 
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 | Mere specifikke termer | operative, PI, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound | 
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