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Detective
01
a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate and solve crimes and catch criminals
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
detectives
Examples
He is a private detective hired to find the missing jewelry.
02
an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
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