detective

Plural: detectives

Noun

• a police officer who investigates crimes
• an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
• A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
• A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

Adj

• Employed in detecting.

Examples

• He worked as a detective with the agency for five years.

Synonyms

investigator, police detective, tec, 'tec, DT, Det, Det., Sherlock, beagle, bloodhound, detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, private detective, private dick, private investigator, sleuth, sleuthhound

Related Words

detect, detection, detector