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[ slooth ] / sluθ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sleuth ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna detective. a bloodhound, a dog used for tracking. verb (used with or without object)to track or trail, as a detective. Origin of sleuthFirst recorded in 1875–80; short for sleuthhound SYNONYMS FOR sleuth1 investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sleuth ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sleuthsleuthlike, adjectivesu·per·sleuth, nounWords nearby sleuthslenderize, slender loris, slept, Slesvig, Sleswick, sleuth, sleuthhound, S level, slew, slewed, slew rate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sleuthIf only there were some massive government apparatus available to us to sift through the metadata and sleuth these fakers out. PS 4 Beats Xbox One For Best New Video Game Console|Winston Ross|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Some firms charge several thousands of dollars per hour for the sleuth work of a team of six to eight investigators. Inside the Hunt for Assad’s Billions|Eli Lake|August 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST [Styleite] On the DL: Kate Bosworth was sleuth in announcing her engagement to actor Michael Polish. Lady Gaga Covers Vogue With RuPaul Hair; Kate Bosworth Engaged|The Daily Beast|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST “Apana once climbed up walls like a pre-Spiderman sleuth and slipped into an opium dive,” writes Huang. The Legend of Charlie Chan|Paul Devlin|September 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
That sleuth is Peter Darwin—no relation to Charles, thanks kindly. Do I Have to Read Dick Francis?|William Boot|February 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST Back in a darkened corner of the drawing-room of the rearmost sleeper the sleuth snored with both eyes and ears open. Not likely, after you and your sleuth hounds had been over the ground! Why, returned Sleuth instantly, I just said I came round to make you a little call. The New Boys at Oakdale|Morgan Scott The preacher was as "one-ideaed" as a sleuth hound in pursuit of his quarry. Into the Highways and Hedges|F. F. Montrsor (Frances Frederica) Here, yeou better let Sleuth slaughter the language that fashion, grinned Crane. The New Boys at Oakdale|Morgan Scott
British Dictionary definitions for sleuth
nounan informal word for detective short for sleuthhound (def. 1) Word Origin for sleuthC19: short for sleuthhound, from C12 sleuth trail, from Old Norse sloth; see slot ² 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 sleuthprivate eye, gumshoe, private detective, spy, cop, eavesdropper, agent, tail, investigator, sleuthhound, flatfoot, dick, tracker, bloodhound, police officer, private investigator |