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plainclothes officer

NOUN

detective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

P.I. Sherlock Holmes bird dog slewfoot

NOUN

inquirer

Synonyms

STRONG

agent analyst attorney auditor detective examiner gumshoe hound inquisitor inspector investigator police prosecutor querier quester researcher reviewer sleuth snooper spy tester

WEAK

Sherlock Holmes private detective private eye prober undercover cop

NOUN

investigator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent analyst auditor detective examiner inspector police prosecutor researcher

STRONG

attorney gumshoe hound inquirer reviewer sleuth snooper spy tester

WEAK

Sherlock Holmes private detective private eye undercover cop

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Bacari-Bronze O'Garro, better known as Mizzy, was detained on Friday morning by a plainclothes officer for allegedly breaching a criminal behaviour order.

From BBC • May 26, 2023

A uniformed officer and a plainclothes officer attempted to stop a man suspected in the alleged theft.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

He was dressed to look like a plainclothes officer in the images captured by a surveillance camera.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

He said he was assigned to Times Square as a street cop before ascending to become a plainclothes officer.

From Fox News • Nov. 18, 2019

The doors shut right in front of him, and Sergio was alone on the platform with what, he then realized, must be a plainclothes officer.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

plainclothes officer

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