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[ dih-tek-tiv ] / dɪˈtɛk tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detective ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna member of the police force or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of offenses against the law. adjectiveof or relating to detection or detectives: a detective story. serving to detect; detecting: various detective devices. Origin of detectiveFirst recorded in 1830–40; detect + -ive Words nearby detectivedetain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist, detent, détente, detention Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detectiveThen, the two paramedics and two city police officers and a detective walked into the room. The Accidental Attempted Murder|Eugene Robinson|September 2, 2020|Ozy Only then would the detective seek other evidence like eyewitnesses or forensic data to justify arresting and charging the subject. The Bias in the Machine - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Sidney Perkowitz|August 19, 2020|Nautilus He’s an epidemiologist, or disease detective, in Canada at the University of Toronto. Viral scents? Dogs sniff out coronavirus in human sweat|Sharon Oosthoek|August 19, 2020|Science News For Students His team described how its detective work led to this conclusion in the January 2015 EMBO Molecular Medicine. How to find the next pandemic virus before it finds us|Lindsey Konkel|April 30, 2020|Science News For Students
She’s a virus detective at the University of California, Davis. How to find the next pandemic virus before it finds us|Lindsey Konkel|April 30, 2020|Science News For Students On Thursday, Detective Superintendent McDonald described his account as “harrowing” and compelling. Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape and Murder Young Boys|Nico Hines|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Glock family feud gets messier with new court documents alleging that gun magnate Gaston had a detective follow his ex-wife. Glock Founder Puts Bullseye on Ex-Wife|Brandy Zadrozny|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Back at police headquarters, Chief of Police Michael Floore Sr. ran out of the detective bureau, barking into a walkie talkie. The Disappearing Cops of East St. Louis|Justin Glawe|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST She had a simple answer to my inquiry about the calls that were never returned—from her or anyone else in the detective bureau. The Disappearing Cops of East St. Louis|Justin Glawe|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST On the second floor I rang a buzzer at the door of the detective bureau. The Disappearing Cops of East St. Louis|Justin Glawe|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The detective's clothes were too new and his companion's too old. The Illustrious Prince|E. Phillips Oppenheim It seemed that the spirit was that of Vidocq, the French detective. The Autobiography of a Quack And The Case Of George Dedlow|S. Weir Mitchell "Never mind, old man," said Hodge, as he resumed the cigarette and brought forth the detective story again. Frank Merriwell's Chums|Burt L. Standish I returned to Marlstone, and faced your friend the detective with such nerve as I had left. The Woman in Black|Edmund Clerihew Bentley And that I sent next for Detective Bathurst, warning him that you were surrounded by enemies. The Diamond Coterie|Lawrence L. Lynch
British Dictionary definitions for detective
noun- a police officer who investigates crimes
- See private detective
- (as modifier)a detective story
adjectiveused in or serving for detection serving to detect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to detectivesleuth, reporter, agent, spy, police officer, private eye, informer, private investigator, prosecutor, fink, eye, snoop, tail, scout, bull, shadow, analyst, cop, eavesdropper, constable |