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English noun: private eye

1. private eye (person) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information


Synonymsoperative, PI, private detective, private investigator, shamus, sherlock


Broader (hypernym)detective


Narrower (hyponym)hotel detective, house detective, house dick, inquiry agent, store detective









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