Defenition of the word detective

• Defenition of the word detective

  • an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
  • a police officer who investigates crimes

Synonyms for the word detective

• • investigator
  • police detective
  • tec

Hyponyms for the word detective

• • dick
  • gumshoe
  • hawkshaw
  • operative
  • PI
  • plainclothesman
  • private detective
  • private eye
  • private investigator
  • shamus
  • sherlock
  • sleuth
  • sleuthhound
  • tracer

Hypernyms for the word detective

• • investigator
  • officer
  • police officer
  • policeman

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