- ˌprivate deˈtective
- noun [C]someone who is paid to follow people secretly or to find out information about their lives
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ˌprivate deˈtective
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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 investigator — noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information • Syn: ↑private detective, ↑PI, ↑private eye, ↑operative, ↑shamus, ↑sherlock • Hypernyms: ↑detective … Useful english 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 eye — noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information (Freq. 12) • Syn: ↑private detective, ↑PI, ↑private investigator, ↑operative, ↑shamus, ↑sherlock • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
