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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A detective employed by a retail store, hotel, or other establishment to prevent theft or misconduct by patrons.
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- noun A person employed by a
privately ownedestablishment , such as ahotel or large retail store, with the job ofpreventing wrongdoing andapprehending violators of laws or other regulations.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
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