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detective
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
noun
- a police officer who investigates crimes
- ( as modifier )
a detective story
adjective
- used in or serving for detection
- serving to detect
Word History and Origins
Origin of detective1
Example Sentences
The BBC revealed detectives have also been reviewing the deaths of D'Wit's father and grandfather in case he had killed them and avoided detection.
Homicide detectives interviewed several people who knew Lee in 2004, but couldn’t determine who killed her and the case grew cold.
Happily together again after a dozen years, London and Kelly are the shadow subjects of the show, like detectives in a procedural.
Homicide detectives later determined that the assailants entered Modebadze’s home, assaulted him, held him captive and stole his property, according to a statement issued by LAPD.
It's an album of stunning poetic clarity and emotion – typified by the title track, an old-time country-rock ballad inspired by her love of detective novels.
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