private detective
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private detective
noun private detectives
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Person who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available
So you're a private detective? I didn't know they existed, except in books, or else they were greasy little men snooping around hotel corridors.
Similar: dick, gumshoe, PI, private dick, private eye, private investigator, Sam Spade, shamus, snoop
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noun person who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available
| Español | detective privado, investigador privado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탐정 tamjeong |
| 日本語 | 探偵 tantei |
| 中文 | 私人偵探 /私人侦探 sīrén zhēntàn |
| Português | detetive particular |
| Français | détective privé, privé |
| Deutsch | Privatdetektiv, Schnüffler |
| Ελληνικά | ιδιωτικός ερευνητής idiotikós erevnitís |
| Română | detectiv particular |
| Русский | ча́стный детекти́в částnyj detektív, ча́стный сы́щик částnyj sýščik |
Talk about this word "private detective." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/private%20detective. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. private detective. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/private%20detective "private detective." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/private%20detective.Cite this
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title = {private detective},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/private%20detective},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
