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tec, 'tec [tɛk]
n
Informal short for detective
TEC [tɛk] (in Britain)
n acronym for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Training and Enterprise Council See Training Agency
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Noun1.tectec - a police officer who investigates crimes
detective, police detective, 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


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