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Meanings of private investigator in English

Russian
частный детектив
Portuguese
detetive
Catalan
investigador privat
Spanish
agente
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Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information.

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      частный детектив
      Usage of private investigator in English
      1
      However, police today found the unlicensed private investigator had done nothing wrong.
      Radio NZ
      2
      After he'd left, Storm said, I'm a private investigator-justlike Jedidiah said.
      A Brewing Storm
      3
      Right now I'm just a private investigator who's run out of leads.
      Hex and the city
      4
      She has put the matter in the hands of a private investigator.
      Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer
      5
      The private investigator had left behind an adult daughter and two grandchildren.
      Dark pursuit
      6
      He also admits that he once met another private investigator Jonathan Rees.
      The Guardian
      7
      Mr Mulcaire was the private investigator jailed for phone hacking in 2006.
      BBC
      8
      But the thing is that my father, uh, is a private investigator.
      The Big U
      9
      My name is John Taylor, and I operate as a private investigator.
      Sharper than a serpent's tooth
      10
      His accomplice, private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, is given a six-month prison term.
      The Irish Times
      11
      The say-so of one private investigator wouldn't begin to do the trick.
      Storm Front
      12
      A good private investigator is essentially a professional asker of questions.
      Side Jobs
      13
      International Mineral Resources hired a private investigator to follow Mr Akhmetshin to London.
      Radio NZ
      14
      Large sums of money were being paid to the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire.
      The Guardian
      15
      Sean is a private investigator and I was helping him with a case.
      The mighty quinns: liam
      16
      Steven's hired a private investigator, and she's good at finding people.
      Hard eight
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