private eye

private eye

n.

See private investigator.

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private eye

Noun

Informal a private detective

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

private eye - someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information private detective, private investigator, shamus, sherlock, operative, PI detective - an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public hotel detective, house detective, house dick - a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store inquiry agent - a private detective store detective - a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage

Translations

private eye n → detective m/f privado/a

private eye n → détective privé

private eye private n → Privatdetektiv m

private eye n → investigatore m privato