Philip Marlowe
/ˌfɪlɪp ˈmɑːləʊ/
/ˌfɪlɪp ˈmɑːrləʊ/
- a character created by the writer Raymond Chandler. He is a tough but honest private detective (= person who investigates crimes but is not a member of the police) and appears in seven Chandler novels, including The Big Sleep (1939).