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See private investigator.

private eye

(Business / Professions) Informal a private detective

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Noun

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 (Am) (fam) → investigatore/trice or detective m/f inv privato/a

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