detective

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈtɛktɪv/

Noun

detective (plural detectives)

1. (law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
2. A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

Synonyms

• (law enforcement) DT (abbreviation), Det (abbreviation)
• (person employed to find information) private detective, private investigator
• (person employed to find information) (slang) dick, private dick
• sleuth

Translations

• French: détective
• German: Ermittler, Ermittlerin, Detektiv
• Italian: investigatore
• Portuguese: detective (Portugal), detetive (Brazil)
• Russian: детекти́в
• Spanish: detective, inspector

Translations

• French: détective, enquêteur
• German: Detektiv, Privatdetektiv, Privatermittler, Schnüffler (colloquial, pejorative)
• Italian: investigatore
• Portuguese: detetive
• Russian: сы́щик
• Spanish: detective, investigador privado

Adjective

detective (not comparable)

1. Employed in detecting.

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