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单词 private detectives
释义

private detective

noun

: private investigator

Synonyms

  • detective
  • dick
  • gumshoe
  • hawkshaw
  • investigator
  • operative
  • private eye
  • private investigator
  • shamus [slang]
  • sherlock
  • sleuth
  • sleuthhound
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Example Sentences

when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
Recent Examples on the Web Strike and private detective Robin Ellacott then try to solve the murder. Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Exact plot and character details for the show remain under wraps, aside from the fact that it is described as a genre-bending contemporary take on the private detective story set in Los Angeles. Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Aug. 2022 The follow-up to the 2019 hit film will once again star Daniel Craig as private detective Benoit Blanc. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 Most of the searches were related to Anthony Pellicano, an infamous private detective for Hollywood stars who was charged in 2006 with wiretapping some celebrities and bribing a police officer. DÁnica Coto, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022 In 2011, a man who presented himself as a private detective started a Facebook campaign that targeted a few of Tair’s girlfriends, suggesting that they were involved in the murder in posts that quickly gained traction. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Lauper will portray Ruthie, a Broadway usher who spends her nights moonlighting as a private detective and ends up creating a whole lot of trouble for the protagonist. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2022 Starring Kristen Bell in her breakout role, Veronica Mars follows a young woman who moonlights as a private detective while going through high school and college. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 June 2022 In the early 1990s, Larry Meyer and Clough’s ex-husband hired a private detective to try to find Sommers, Clough said. Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

private detective

noun

: private investigator

private detectives

noun

plural of private detective
as in detectives
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • investigators
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  • private eyes
  • sherlocks
  • sleuthhounds
  • hawkshaws
  • dicks
  • operatives
  • shamuses
  • sleuths
  • gumshoes
  • shadows
  • tracers
  • trackers
  • feds
  • plainclothesmen
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