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单词 private eye
释义

private eye

noun

: private investigator

Synonyms

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

unable to get the interest of the police, they hired a private eye to find their missing daughter
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Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

private eye

noun

: private investigator

private eye

noun

as in detective
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons unable to get the interest of the police, they hired a private eye to find their missing daughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • detective
  • investigator
  • private detective
  • private investigator
  • hawkshaw
  • operative
  • dick
  • sleuthhound
  • sherlock
  • sleuth
  • gumshoe
  • shamus
  • tracer
  • tracker
  • tail
  • fed
  • nark
  • plainclothesman
  • shadow
  • narc
  • Federal
  • G-man
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