private investigator
An agent detective hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or…An agent detective hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.
» Tom has hired a private investigator.
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1 sensesAn agent detective hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.
- someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
Examples
24 sentencesTom has hired a private investigator.
Tom used to be a private investigator in Boston.
deTom arbeitete in Boston als Privatdetektiv. — Juri
I'm a private investigator.
I hired a private investigator.
Tom is a private investigator.
Translations
4 languagesForms
plural: private investigators| Singular | private investigator |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations:private detectivePIprivate eyeoperativeshamussherlock
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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