Thesaurus:detective

English

Noun

Sense: a person whose job is to investigate

Synonyms
  • beagle
  • bloodhound (figurative)
  • detective
  • dick (US, slang, dated)
  • DT (abbreviation)
  • gumshoe (slang)
  • hawkshaw (dated)
  • investigator
  • Sherlock (humorous)
  • sleuth
  • sleuthhound (informal)
  • 'tec (slang)
Hyponyms

Further reading

  • “detective” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “detective” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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