private dick

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private dick

noun private dicks

colloquial A private investigator; a private detective. ‘Private dick, eh?’ he said, not looking at me at all, but looking out of his window.

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@misc{private_dick_2026,
  title = {private dick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/private%20dick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}