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Synonyms for private detective
pri·vate detec·tive
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private detectivenoun
Synonyms:
dick, private eye, private dick, gumshoe, private investigator, PIprivate detectivenoun
Any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.
Synonyms:
private investigator, gumshoe, dick, private dick, PI, private eye
Princeton's WordNet
private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlocknoun
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Synonyms:
private investigator, intelligence officer, sherlock, private eye, intelligence agent, shamus, protease inhibitor, operative, secret agent, principal investigator
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- المحقق الخاصArabic
- soukromý detektivCzech
- privat detektivDanish
- PrivatdetektivGerman
- ιδιωτικός ντετέκτιβGreek
- investigador privado, detective privadoSpanish
- détective privéFrench
- bleachtaire príobháideachIrish
- magánnyomozóHungarian
- investigatore privatoItalian
- בלש פרטיHebrew
- ча́стный сы́щик, ча́стный детекти́вRussian
- zasebni detektivSlovene
- özel dedektif, özel ajanTurkish
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