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detective
G-man, catechist, deputy sheriff, gumshoe, inspector, mace-bearer, peeper, police sergeant, prober, sampler, superintendent
Definition
n.
a police officer who investigates crimes
Last update: June 12, 2015
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Once I got an opportunity to read a thrilling
detective
novel.
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I appointed a very well known
detective
to solve the murder case.
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The police
detective
helped us by perjuring himself.
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Something
detective
read off blottingpad.
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Looking for a private
detective
.
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"I am not a
detective
, after all."
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"A
detective
, no."
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"So it was a
detective
."
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"Detective or Inspector Royds, if you're any the wiser."'
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Goode favored the
detective
with a saurian smile.
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"They tell me Colonel Rand is a
detective
, too," Geraldine continued.
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