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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigator of crime |
| Synonyms: | P. I., Sherlock Holmes, agent, analyst, bird dog, bloodhound, bull*, constable, cop, dick, eavesdropper, eye*, fed, fink, flatfoot, gumshoe, informer, nark, peeper, plainclothes officer, police officer, private eye, private investigator, prosecutor, reporter, roper, scout, sergeant, shadow*, shamus, shoofly, sleuth, slewfoot, snoop, spy, tail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sleuth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detective |
| Synonyms: | P.I., agent, bloodhound, cop, dick, eavesdropper, flatfoot, gumshoe, investigator, police officer, private detective, private eye, private investigator, sleuthhound, spy, tail, tracker |
| Main Entry: | private detective |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | private investigator |
| Synonyms: | PI, Sherlock Holmes, beagle, detective, dick, eye, flatfoot, gumshoe, inquiry agent, inspector, investigator, operative, private dick, private eye, skip tracer, sleuth, sleuthhound, spotter, tec |
| Main Entry: | gumshoe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detective |
| Synonyms: | cop, dick, flatfoot, investigator, sleuth, sneaker, tec |
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