English dictionary
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English noun: detective | |||
| 1. | detective (person) a police officer who investigates crimes | ||
| Synonyms | investigator, police detective, tec | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | officer, police officer, policeman | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, plainclothesman, tracer | ||
| 2. | detective (person) an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | investigator | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | operative, PI, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound | ||
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