| 单词 | house detective |
| 释义 | house detective in American English a private detective working as for a hotel or large store to prevent disorderly conduct, theft, etc. house detective in American Englishnoun an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons Word origin [1895–1900, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, backwind, calling card, frame of reference, hit-and-runExamples of 'house detective' in a sentence |
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