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Meanings of detective in English
Investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person.
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Usage of detective in English
1
It takes months of painstaking detective work to put a case together.
2
You have to look serious and mention patient and thorough detective work.
3
You're such a good detective, I'm sure that won't be a problem.
4
It needs to be a detective story, set in the near future.
5
However, the interviewing detective arrested Skantha about 45 minutes into the interview.
6
Occupation: Former police officer turned private detective; peerless solver of mysterious murders.
7
She also served as a deputy provincial commissioner responsible for detective services.
8
Youre a free dwarf now, and every private detective needs a partner.
9
A detective inspector said he arrested, charged and cautioned Mr Foley yesterday.
10
East Hampton was also a prime example of my detective friend's theory.
11
Buffy said she thought it best that the detective made the wishes.
12
In August, the private detective industry reported, cheerfully, an uptick in business.
13
Koki remembered hearing the name the young detective had mentioned, Yoshino Ishibashi.
14
From shut-in recluse mechanic to partying shamanic police detective within a year.
15
At the moment the detective was happy to the point of distraction.
16
The detective in charge of the second case, he noticed it, too.
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Translations for detective
Detective through the time
Detective across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
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