单词	private investigator
释义	private investigator noun : a person not a member of a police force who is licensed to do detective work (such as investigation of suspected wrongdoing or searching for missing persons) Synonyms detective dick gumshoe hawkshaw investigator operative private detective private eye shamus [slang] sherlock sleuth sleuthhound See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She hired a private investigator to follow her husband. the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator Recent Examples on the Web Doyle also said the district had obtained a private investigator who began interviewing witnesses Monday. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Theater was Daniel Craig, who returns as the eccentric private investigator with a southern twang, and his co-stars Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr. and Kate Hudson. Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Sep. 2022 Now a private investigator, Winters served as criminal defense attorney Ed Genson’s personal assistant beginning in 1998 through 2019, which included the time period Genson (who died in 2020) represented Kelly in his 2008 trial. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2022 On August 19, NBC Atlanta affiliate 11Alive posted that a private investigator has joined the family’s search for Allahnia. Kyani Reid, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2022 For the last two seasons, Jennifer Marshall, a U.S. Navy veteran turned private investigator, has explored the unexplained. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 After Monroe had written pieces critical of FPL, Matrix or its employees had a private investigator follow the journalist and kept tabs on his movements. John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022 But Jeff McGrath, the private investigator David Robinson hired who used to be a detective specializing in modeling crashes for Avondale police, said that would have been impossible. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022 In December, the board hired a private investigator to look into these allegations, including that Bryant misgendered a nonbinary staff member, the statement said. Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1940, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition private investigator noun : a person not a member of a police force who is licensed to do detective work (as investigation of suspected wrongdoing or searching for missing persons) private investigator noun as in detective a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance detective investigator private detective private eye operative hawkshaw sleuthhound dick sleuth sherlock gumshoe shamus tracer tracker fed tail plainclothesman narc nark shadow G-man Federal
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