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| Main Entry: |
detective
 [dih-tek-tiv] 
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| 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: | officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in law enforcement |
| Synonyms: | arm*, badge, black and white, captain, centurion, cop, deputy, detective, flatfoot, mounty, noncom, police, police officer, sergeant, sheriff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Example Sentences
- The idea was to scare off militants while coalition troops tried to rescue the sergeant.
- And now, he is told, his first sergeant is mortally wounded.
- The detective sergeant in charge of the case did not believe in space visitors.
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