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n. Abbr. PI

A person privately hired to do investigative or detective work. Also called private detective, private eye.

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private investigator - someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

private detective, private eye, 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

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