Australian English Meaning of detective
detective
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Definitions and Meaning of detective in English
detective (n)
a police officer who investigates crimes
an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
detective (a.)
Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.
detective (n.)
One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.
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detective
a police officer who investigates crimes, an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the publicFitted for, or skilled
investigator,operative,,gumshoe,Private investigator,private investigator (PI),private investigator,shamus,Sherlock,detective
No antonyms found.
detection => detection, detecting => detecting, detectible => detectable, detecter => Detector, detected => detected,