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Definitions for Detective

[1] a member of the police force or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of offenses against the law.
[2] of or relating to detection or detectives: a detective story.
[3] serving to detect; detecting: various detective devices.
[4] a police officer who investigates crimes See private detective (as modifier ) a detective story
[5] used in or serving for detection
[6] serving to detect

Words related to Detective

sleuth, reporter, agent, spy, informer, prosecutor, fink, eye, snoop, tail, scout, bull, shadow, analyst, cop, eavesdropper, constable, gumshoe, dick, fed

Words nearby Detective

detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist, detent, detention, detention camp

Origin of Detective

First recorded in 1830–40; detect + -ive

Synonyms for Detective

agent, informer, police officer, private eye, private investigator, prosecutor, reporter, sleuth, spy, analyst, bloodhound, bull, constable, cop, dick, eavesdropper, eye, fed, fink, flatfoot, gumshoe, nark, peeper, roper, scout, sergeant, shadow, shamus, shoofly, snoop, tail, P. I., Sherlock Holmes, bird dog, plainclothes officer, slewfoot