Definition of detective in English:

detective

noun dɪˈtɛktɪvdəˈtɛktɪv

1A person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes.
detectives are anxious to interview anyone who saw the car
Example sentencesExamples
- He had never been in trouble with the police and detectives believe he was the victim of mistaken identity.
- The two men were taken to the police station for questioning by detectives.
- Police patrols were boosted as detectives warned that the man could strike again.
- An initial post-mortem failed to establish a cause of death and detectives started an investigation.
- A surveillance unit of detectives follow her every move and are ready to pounce when the alarm sounds.
- A police spokesman said detectives are trying to establish the cause of death.
- One person detectives are particularly anxious to speak to is a woman who phoned a few days after the assault.
- At the height of the investigation more than 80 detectives were involved in inquiries.
- He is still at large and detectives are investigating a possible link with an attack just two days earlier.
- A major manhunt was launched and detectives made numerous appeals in a bid to catch the culprit.
- Eight of the suspects were today being quizzed by detectives at undisclosed police stations.
- The bravery of one of his victims enabled vice-squad detectives to bring him to court.
- He said within minutes an ambulance, police vans and detectives had turned up.
- Firefighters alerted police and the fire was out before detectives arrived.
- Strathclyde Police last night confirmed that detectives had investigated the matter.
- The investigating detectives reviewed the color surveillance video at the dealership.
- Even the two detectives who led the investigation are divided over how much Carr knew.
- A police spokesman appealed for people with information to contact detectives.
- Officers are doing extra patrols in town and detectives have made a new appeal for women not to go out alone.
- Both were released after being questioned by detectives and remain on police bail.
Synonyms
investigator, private detective, private investigator, operative
British enquiry agent, CID officer, detective constable, DC, detective sergeant, DS, detective inspector, DI, detective chief inspector, DCI, detective superintendent, detective chief superintendent
informal private eye, PI, sleuth, sleuth-hound, jack, snoop, snooper
North American informal peeper, shamus, gumshoe
informal, dated dick, private dick, tec, bogey, hawkshaw, sherlock
North American dated Pinkerton
1. 1.1as modifier Denoting a rank of police officer with investigative duties.
  a detective inspector
  Example sentencesExamples
  Chelmsford's new detective inspector has vowed to purge the town of criminals through a hard-line proactive attitude to crime.
  Even the detective inspector investigating Vera's case is sympathetic.
  And a team of four police officers - headed by a detective sergeant - has been set up, dedicated to vehicle crime.
  Yes, Sir William, my name is KK, I am a retired detective inspector.
  He also telephoned a detective inspector and told him he was conducting a search.
  The detective sergeant told the court police also wished to question four other people who are in custody about this document.
  He was promoted to detective inspector last September, and latterly has been based at Keighley.
  We like it here because you don't have to be a detective sergeant or a policeman.
  In a statement released after the verdict, the Chapmans accused the detective constable of betraying them.
  The Q car team will include an advanced driver, detective sergeant and a police constable.
  The men were suspended from duty and a lengthy investigation carried out by a detective superintendent.
  He said that from his past work as a detective sergeant for the Kennet district he knew the Marlborough area well.
  Tim is at present a detective inspector in Hastings and he and his family are active members of a church in Eastbourne.
  Michael Jericho is a detective inspector in Fifties London.
  He had been in the police force for 15 years, rising to the rank of detective constable but was sacked following his conviction.
  A Western Isles man has been appointed detective inspector for Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland.
  The detective inspector looked at the other musicians as if he was thinking about having them searched.
  Criticism that police may have been slow in responding was rejected by detective inspector Watson.
  ‘One of the prints we have found is yours,’ a Strathclyde Police detective inspector told her.
  A year later he was promoted to detective inspector, based in Leyland, and after two years he joined Lancashire's drug squad.
2. 1.2as modifier Concerning crime and its investigation.
  detective work
  Example sentencesExamples
  As well as detective work, crime prevention is also a key priority.
  No, the only way to stop crime is good, old-fashioned detective work which seems to be lacking in our Police Service.
  I think there was a lot of good police work, good detective work, the cooperation of all the agencies.
  They focus more upon good old-fashioned detective work to solve the crime of the week.
  They want professional police to do the detective work.
  However, I believe the police officers ought to do good detective work by observing.
  This reflects the excellent detective work from the CID officers at Darwen.
  It's a classic noir detective tale but as well as a crime to be solved there's a philosophical mystery in the making.
  It means that our police forces are hopelessly inept when it comes to applying detective work to modern communications.
  Jackson was sitting on the couch, watching some type of mystery detective crime fighting show.
  Since the mid-nineteenth century crime and detective fiction has been a prominent part of the output of all the dominant mass media.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from detect. The noun was originally short for detective policeman, from an adjectival use of the word in the sense 'serving to detect'.

The development of an organized police force demanded a word such as detective, and it was duly formed in the 1840s from late Middle English detect. The first occurrences are in detective police and detective policeman; simple detective is a shortening of the latter. Charles Dickens was one of the earliest to draw attention to this innovation, reporting in his magazine Household Words in 1850 that ‘To each division of the Force is attached two officers, who are denominated “detectives”.’ See also sleuth

Definition of detective in US English:

detective

noundəˈtektivdəˈtɛktɪv

1A person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes.
Example sentencesExamples
- Police patrols were boosted as detectives warned that the man could strike again.
- A major manhunt was launched and detectives made numerous appeals in a bid to catch the culprit.
- Strathclyde Police last night confirmed that detectives had investigated the matter.
- The two men were taken to the police station for questioning by detectives.
- An initial post-mortem failed to establish a cause of death and detectives started an investigation.
- A police spokesman said detectives are trying to establish the cause of death.
- At the height of the investigation more than 80 detectives were involved in inquiries.
- A police spokesman appealed for people with information to contact detectives.
- The investigating detectives reviewed the color surveillance video at the dealership.
- Both were released after being questioned by detectives and remain on police bail.
- One person detectives are particularly anxious to speak to is a woman who phoned a few days after the assault.
- The bravery of one of his victims enabled vice-squad detectives to bring him to court.
- Officers are doing extra patrols in town and detectives have made a new appeal for women not to go out alone.
- Firefighters alerted police and the fire was out before detectives arrived.
- He is still at large and detectives are investigating a possible link with an attack just two days earlier.
- Even the two detectives who led the investigation are divided over how much Carr knew.
- He said within minutes an ambulance, police vans and detectives had turned up.
- A surveillance unit of detectives follow her every move and are ready to pounce when the alarm sounds.
- He had never been in trouble with the police and detectives believe he was the victim of mistaken identity.
- Eight of the suspects were today being quizzed by detectives at undisclosed police stations.
Synonyms
investigator, private detective, private investigator, operative
1. 1.1as modifier Denoting a particular rank of police officer.
  Detective Sergeant Fox
  Example sentencesExamples
  And a team of four police officers - headed by a detective sergeant - has been set up, dedicated to vehicle crime.
  The men were suspended from duty and a lengthy investigation carried out by a detective superintendent.
  Even the detective inspector investigating Vera's case is sympathetic.
  Yes, Sir William, my name is KK, I am a retired detective inspector.
  Michael Jericho is a detective inspector in Fifties London.
  He had been in the police force for 15 years, rising to the rank of detective constable but was sacked following his conviction.
  We like it here because you don't have to be a detective sergeant or a policeman.
  Tim is at present a detective inspector in Hastings and he and his family are active members of a church in Eastbourne.
  He was promoted to detective inspector last September, and latterly has been based at Keighley.
  ‘One of the prints we have found is yours,’ a Strathclyde Police detective inspector told her.
  The detective sergeant told the court police also wished to question four other people who are in custody about this document.
  In a statement released after the verdict, the Chapmans accused the detective constable of betraying them.
  The Q car team will include an advanced driver, detective sergeant and a police constable.
  Chelmsford's new detective inspector has vowed to purge the town of criminals through a hard-line proactive attitude to crime.
  A Western Isles man has been appointed detective inspector for Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland.
  He said that from his past work as a detective sergeant for the Kennet district he knew the Marlborough area well.
  A year later he was promoted to detective inspector, based in Leyland, and after two years he joined Lancashire's drug squad.
  The detective inspector looked at the other musicians as if he was thinking about having them searched.
  He also telephoned a detective inspector and told him he was conducting a search.
  Criticism that police may have been slow in responding was rejected by detective inspector Watson.
2. 1.2as modifier Concerning crime and its investigation.
  detective work
  Example sentencesExamples
  Since the mid-nineteenth century crime and detective fiction has been a prominent part of the output of all the dominant mass media.
  However, I believe the police officers ought to do good detective work by observing.
  They focus more upon good old-fashioned detective work to solve the crime of the week.
  It's a classic noir detective tale but as well as a crime to be solved there's a philosophical mystery in the making.
  It means that our police forces are hopelessly inept when it comes to applying detective work to modern communications.
  No, the only way to stop crime is good, old-fashioned detective work which seems to be lacking in our Police Service.
  As well as detective work, crime prevention is also a key priority.
  Jackson was sitting on the couch, watching some type of mystery detective crime fighting show.
  They want professional police to do the detective work.
  This reflects the excellent detective work from the CID officers at Darwen.
  I think there was a lot of good police work, good detective work, the cooperation of all the agencies.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from detect. The noun was originally short for detective policeman, from an adjectival use of the word in the sense ‘serving to detect’.

单词	detective
释义	Definition of detective in English: detective noun dɪˈtɛktɪvdəˈtɛktɪv 1A person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. detectives are anxious to interview anyone who saw the car Example sentencesExamples He had never been in trouble with the police and detectives believe he was the victim of mistaken identity. The two men were taken to the police station for questioning by detectives. Police patrols were boosted as detectives warned that the man could strike again. An initial post-mortem failed to establish a cause of death and detectives started an investigation. A surveillance unit of detectives follow her every move and are ready to pounce when the alarm sounds. A police spokesman said detectives are trying to establish the cause of death. One person detectives are particularly anxious to speak to is a woman who phoned a few days after the assault. At the height of the investigation more than 80 detectives were involved in inquiries. He is still at large and detectives are investigating a possible link with an attack just two days earlier. A major manhunt was launched and detectives made numerous appeals in a bid to catch the culprit. Eight of the suspects were today being quizzed by detectives at undisclosed police stations. The bravery of one of his victims enabled vice-squad detectives to bring him to court. He said within minutes an ambulance, police vans and detectives had turned up. Firefighters alerted police and the fire was out before detectives arrived. Strathclyde Police last night confirmed that detectives had investigated the matter. The investigating detectives reviewed the color surveillance video at the dealership. Even the two detectives who led the investigation are divided over how much Carr knew. A police spokesman appealed for people with information to contact detectives. Officers are doing extra patrols in town and detectives have made a new appeal for women not to go out alone. Both were released after being questioned by detectives and remain on police bail. Synonyms investigator, private detective, private investigator, operative British enquiry agent, CID officer, detective constable, DC, detective sergeant, DS, detective inspector, DI, detective chief inspector, DCI, detective superintendent, detective chief superintendent informal private eye, PI, sleuth, sleuth-hound, jack, snoop, snooper North American informal peeper, shamus, gumshoe informal, dated dick, private dick, tec, bogey, hawkshaw, sherlock North American dated Pinkerton 1.1as modifier Denoting a rank of police officer with investigative duties. a detective inspector Example sentencesExamples Chelmsford's new detective inspector has vowed to purge the town of criminals through a hard-line proactive attitude to crime. Even the detective inspector investigating Vera's case is sympathetic. And a team of four police officers - headed by a detective sergeant - has been set up, dedicated to vehicle crime. Yes, Sir William, my name is KK, I am a retired detective inspector. He also telephoned a detective inspector and told him he was conducting a search. The detective sergeant told the court police also wished to question four other people who are in custody about this document. He was promoted to detective inspector last September, and latterly has been based at Keighley. We like it here because you don't have to be a detective sergeant or a policeman. In a statement released after the verdict, the Chapmans accused the detective constable of betraying them. The Q car team will include an advanced driver, detective sergeant and a police constable. The men were suspended from duty and a lengthy investigation carried out by a detective superintendent. He said that from his past work as a detective sergeant for the Kennet district he knew the Marlborough area well. Tim is at present a detective inspector in Hastings and he and his family are active members of a church in Eastbourne. Michael Jericho is a detective inspector in Fifties London. He had been in the police force for 15 years, rising to the rank of detective constable but was sacked following his conviction. A Western Isles man has been appointed detective inspector for Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland. The detective inspector looked at the other musicians as if he was thinking about having them searched. Criticism that police may have been slow in responding was rejected by detective inspector Watson. ‘One of the prints we have found is yours,’ a Strathclyde Police detective inspector told her. A year later he was promoted to detective inspector, based in Leyland, and after two years he joined Lancashire's drug squad. 1.2as modifier Concerning crime and its investigation. detective work Example sentencesExamples As well as detective work, crime prevention is also a key priority. No, the only way to stop crime is good, old-fashioned detective work which seems to be lacking in our Police Service. I think there was a lot of good police work, good detective work, the cooperation of all the agencies. They focus more upon good old-fashioned detective work to solve the crime of the week. They want professional police to do the detective work. However, I believe the police officers ought to do good detective work by observing. This reflects the excellent detective work from the CID officers at Darwen. It's a classic noir detective tale but as well as a crime to be solved there's a philosophical mystery in the making. It means that our police forces are hopelessly inept when it comes to applying detective work to modern communications. Jackson was sitting on the couch, watching some type of mystery detective crime fighting show. Since the mid-nineteenth century crime and detective fiction has been a prominent part of the output of all the dominant mass media. Origin Mid 19th century: from detect. The noun was originally short for detective policeman, from an adjectival use of the word in the sense 'serving to detect'. The development of an organized police force demanded a word such as detective, and it was duly formed in the 1840s from late Middle English detect. The first occurrences are in detective police and detective policeman; simple detective is a shortening of the latter. Charles Dickens was one of the earliest to draw attention to this innovation, reporting in his magazine Household Words in 1850 that ‘To each division of the Force is attached two officers, who are denominated “detectives”.’ See also sleuth Definition of detective in US English: detective noundəˈtektivdəˈtɛktɪv 1A person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. Example sentencesExamples Police patrols were boosted as detectives warned that the man could strike again. A major manhunt was launched and detectives made numerous appeals in a bid to catch the culprit. Strathclyde Police last night confirmed that detectives had investigated the matter. The two men were taken to the police station for questioning by detectives. An initial post-mortem failed to establish a cause of death and detectives started an investigation. A police spokesman said detectives are trying to establish the cause of death. At the height of the investigation more than 80 detectives were involved in inquiries. A police spokesman appealed for people with information to contact detectives. The investigating detectives reviewed the color surveillance video at the dealership. Both were released after being questioned by detectives and remain on police bail. One person detectives are particularly anxious to speak to is a woman who phoned a few days after the assault. The bravery of one of his victims enabled vice-squad detectives to bring him to court. Officers are doing extra patrols in town and detectives have made a new appeal for women not to go out alone. Firefighters alerted police and the fire was out before detectives arrived. He is still at large and detectives are investigating a possible link with an attack just two days earlier. Even the two detectives who led the investigation are divided over how much Carr knew. He said within minutes an ambulance, police vans and detectives had turned up. A surveillance unit of detectives follow her every move and are ready to pounce when the alarm sounds. He had never been in trouble with the police and detectives believe he was the victim of mistaken identity. Eight of the suspects were today being quizzed by detectives at undisclosed police stations. Synonyms investigator, private detective, private investigator, operative 1.1as modifier Denoting a particular rank of police officer. Detective Sergeant Fox Example sentencesExamples And a team of four police officers - headed by a detective sergeant - has been set up, dedicated to vehicle crime. The men were suspended from duty and a lengthy investigation carried out by a detective superintendent. Even the detective inspector investigating Vera's case is sympathetic. Yes, Sir William, my name is KK, I am a retired detective inspector. Michael Jericho is a detective inspector in Fifties London. He had been in the police force for 15 years, rising to the rank of detective constable but was sacked following his conviction. We like it here because you don't have to be a detective sergeant or a policeman. Tim is at present a detective inspector in Hastings and he and his family are active members of a church in Eastbourne. He was promoted to detective inspector last September, and latterly has been based at Keighley. ‘One of the prints we have found is yours,’ a Strathclyde Police detective inspector told her. The detective sergeant told the court police also wished to question four other people who are in custody about this document. In a statement released after the verdict, the Chapmans accused the detective constable of betraying them. The Q car team will include an advanced driver, detective sergeant and a police constable. Chelmsford's new detective inspector has vowed to purge the town of criminals through a hard-line proactive attitude to crime. A Western Isles man has been appointed detective inspector for Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland. He said that from his past work as a detective sergeant for the Kennet district he knew the Marlborough area well. A year later he was promoted to detective inspector, based in Leyland, and after two years he joined Lancashire's drug squad. The detective inspector looked at the other musicians as if he was thinking about having them searched. He also telephoned a detective inspector and told him he was conducting a search. Criticism that police may have been slow in responding was rejected by detective inspector Watson. 1.2as modifier Concerning crime and its investigation. detective work Example sentencesExamples Since the mid-nineteenth century crime and detective fiction has been a prominent part of the output of all the dominant mass media. However, I believe the police officers ought to do good detective work by observing. They focus more upon good old-fashioned detective work to solve the crime of the week. It's a classic noir detective tale but as well as a crime to be solved there's a philosophical mystery in the making. It means that our police forces are hopelessly inept when it comes to applying detective work to modern communications. No, the only way to stop crime is good, old-fashioned detective work which seems to be lacking in our Police Service. As well as detective work, crime prevention is also a key priority. Jackson was sitting on the couch, watching some type of mystery detective crime fighting show. They want professional police to do the detective work. This reflects the excellent detective work from the CID officers at Darwen. I think there was a lot of good police work, good detective work, the cooperation of all the agencies. Origin Mid 19th century: from detect. The noun was originally short for detective policeman, from an adjectival use of the word in the sense ‘serving to detect’.
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