- private detective
- noun (C) someone who can be employed to look for information or missing people, or to follow people and report on what they do
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
private detective
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private detective — private detectives N COUNT A private detective is someone who you can pay to find missing people or do other kinds of investigation for you. The money enabled her to hire a private detective to search for evidence that would clear him. Syn:… … English dictionary
private detective — n: private investigator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
private detective — (also private investigator) ► NOUN ▪ a freelance detective carrying out investigations for private clients … English terms dictionary
private detective — noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑PI, ↑private eye, ↑private investigator, ↑operative, ↑shamus, ↑sherlock • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
private detective */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms private detective : singular private detective plural private detectives someone who is paid to follow people secretly or to find out information about their lives … English dictionary
private detective — detective who works for and is paid by a private client … English contemporary dictionary
private detective — private de tective n someone who can be employed to look for information or missing people, or to follow people and report on what they do … Dictionary of contemporary English
private detective — private de tective noun count * someone who is paid to follow people secretly or to find out information about their lives … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
private detective — a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties. Also called private investigator. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
private detective — noun a freelance detective carrying out investigations for private clients … English new terms dictionary
private detective — /praɪvət dəˈtɛktɪv/ (say pruyvuht duh tektiv) noun a detective who is not in the police force but who, as an individual or as someone attached to a detective agency, is employed to investigate a crime or puzzling circumstance, or to report on the …
