dick

[dik] / dɪk /

NOUN

detective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent informer police officer private eye private investigator prosecutor reporter sleuth spy

STRONG

analyst bloodhound bull constable cop eavesdropper eye fed fink flatfoot gumshoe nark peeper roper scout sergeant shadow shamus shoofly snoop tail

WEAK

P.I. Sherlock Holmes bird dog plainclothes officer slewfoot

NOUN

gumshoe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detective sleuth

STRONG

cop flatfoot investigator sneaker tec

NOUN

private detective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detective gumshoe private eye private investigator sleuth

WEAK

P.I. Sherlock Holmes beagle flatfoot inquiry agent inspector investigator operative private dick skip tracer sleuthhound spotter tec

NOUN

private investigator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

P.I. inquiry agent private detective private dick private eye private investigator sleuth

STRONG

detective gumshoe investigator

WEAK

Sherlock Holmes agent beagle bird dog bloodhound skip tracer sleuthhound snoop spotter

NOUN

sleuth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gumshoe private detective private eye

STRONG

agent bloodhound cop eavesdropper flatfoot investigator sleuthhound spy tail tracker

WEAK

P.I. police officer private investigator

Example Sentences

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"Lennon was as friendly as could be, not flippant or jokey or clever dick, treating his young interviewer's questions with respect, which of course makes his answers interesting."

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

My biggest beef with Forgotten Land is that, as a heretofore non-Kirby player, Kirby kinda comes off as a dick.

From The Verge • Mar. 23, 2022

NBC and dick clark productions announced the new award and recipient Monday, two days ahead of the show, which will air live on NBC from the Dolby Theatre at 8 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2020

A whole new department focusing on COVID-19 precautions and regulations has been added by dick clark productions.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2020

In literature and in the popular imagination, the all-seeing private eye—the gumshoe, the cinder dick, the sleuthhound, the shadow—displaced the crusading sheriff as the archetype of rough justice.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

dick

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