sleuth

sleuth

 (slo͞oth)

n.

A detective.

v. sleuthed, sleuth·ing, sleuths

v.tr.

To track or follow.

v.intr.

To act as a detective.

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[Short for sleuthhound.]

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sleuth

(sluːθ)

n

1. an informal word for detective

2. (Breeds) short for sleuthhound¹

vb

(tr) to track or follow

[C19: short for sleuthhound, from C12 sleuth trail, from Old Norse sloth; see slot²]

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sleuth

(sluθ)

n.

1. a detective.

2. a bloodhound.

v.t., v.i.

3. to trail.

[1875–80; short for sleuthhound]

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sleuth

Past participle: sleuthed
Gerund: sleuthing

Imperative

sleuth

sleuth

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sleuth - a detective who follows a trail   sleuthhound detective - an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Verb	1.	sleuth - watch, observe, or inquire secretly snoop, spy, stag monitor, supervise - keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves"

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sleuth

noun (Informal) detective, private eye (informal), (private) investigator, tail (informal), dick (slang, chiefly U.S.), gumshoe (U.S. slang), sleuthhound (informal) a tenacious sleuth

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sleuth

noun

A person whose work is investigating crimes or obtaining hidden evidence or information:

detective, investigator.

Informal: eye.

Slang: dick, gumshoe.

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Translations

Schnüffler

etsiväyksityisetsivä

investigatore

detectiefdetectivenaspeurenschaduwenspeurder

deckare

sleuth

[sluːθ] N (hum) → detective mf, sabueso mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sleuth

[ˈsluːθ] n → détective m, détective m privé

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sleuth

n (inf) → Spürhund m (inf)

vi → Detektiv spielen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sleuth

[sluːθ] n (hum) → segugio

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