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private detective n: private investigator
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
private detective
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private detective — private detectives N COUNT A private detective is someone who you can pay to find missing people or do other kinds of investigation for you. The money enabled her to hire a private detective to search for evidence that would clear him. Syn:… … English dictionary
private detective — (also private investigator) ► NOUN ▪ a freelance detective carrying out investigations for private clients … English terms dictionary
private detective — noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑PI, ↑private eye, ↑private investigator, ↑operative, ↑shamus, ↑sherlock • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
private detective */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms private detective : singular private detective plural private detectives someone who is paid to follow people secretly or to find out information about their lives … English dictionary
private detective — detective who works for and is paid by a private client … English contemporary dictionary
private detective — private de tective n someone who can be employed to look for information or missing people, or to follow people and report on what they do … Dictionary of contemporary English
private detective — private de tective noun count * someone who is paid to follow people secretly or to find out information about their lives … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
private detective — a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties. Also called private investigator. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
private detective — noun a freelance detective carrying out investigations for private clients … English new terms dictionary
private detective — /praɪvət dəˈtɛktɪv/ (say pruyvuht duh tektiv) noun a detective who is not in the police force but who, as an individual or as someone attached to a detective agency, is employed to investigate a crime or puzzling circumstance, or to report on the …
