detective

de·tec·tive  (d-tktv)

n.

A person, usually a member of a police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence or information.

adj.

1. Of or relating to detectives or their work: detective novels.

2. Suited for or used in detection.

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detective

Noun

a. a police officer who investigates crimes

b. same as private detective

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	detective - a police officer who investigates crimes police detective, tec, investigator dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw - someone who is a detective plainclothesman - a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" tracer - an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
	2.	detective - an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public investigator - someone who investigates private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock, operative, PI - someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information sleuth, sleuthhound - a detective who follows a trail

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detective

noun investigator, cop (slang) copper (slang) dick (slang), chiefly U.S. constable, tec (slang) private eye, sleuth (informal) private investigator, gumshoe U.S. (slang) bizzy (slang) C.I.D. man

Translations

detective [dɪˈtɛktɪv] n → detective m

detective [dɪˈtɛktɪv] detect n → agent m de la sûreté, policier m;

private detective → détective privé

detective [dɪˈtɛktɪv] detect n → Kriminalbeamte(r) m;

private detective detect → Privatdetektiv m

detective [dɪˈtɛktɪv] n → investigatore/trice;

private detective → investigatore m privato