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private detective

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  • noun Any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

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synonyms (6)

Words with the same meaning

  1. PI
  2. dick
  3. gumshoe
  4. private dick
  5. private eye
  6. private investigator

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. detective

hyponyms (5)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. hotel detective
  2. house detective
  3. house dick
  4. inquiry agent
  5. store detective

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