detective
English Thesaurus
1. a police officer who investigates crimes (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | plainclothesman, |
| definition | : | a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | tracer, |
| definition | : | an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods (noun.person) |
2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | investigator, |
| definition | : | someone who investigates (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sleuth, sleuthhound, |
| definition | : | a detective who follows a trail (noun.person) |
3. a police officer who investigates crimes (noun.person)
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