Private detective Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Private detective has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

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Any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.

See Also

hired investigation evidence party private skip tracer private dick shamus

Related Terms

hired investigation evidence party private skip tracer private dick shamus agent eye

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

detective

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

hotel detective inquiry agent store detective

Rhyming Words

vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive

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