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private detective
noun
a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties.
private detective
noun
Also called: private investigator.an individual privately employed to investigate a crime, keep watch on a suspected person, or make other inquiries
Word History and Origins
Origin of private detective1
Example Sentences
Wearing a blue shirt and a peach headwrap, he told the jury that private detectives hired by Marten's family were following them and observing them.
She said her family had hired two firms of private detectives and she felt it was "like a cat and mouse game".
Directed by Arthur Penn, who had previously worked with the actor on his breakthrough role in “Bonnie and Clyde,” Hackman plays Harry Moseby, a former pro football player turned L.A. private detective.
A private detective finally found Madrigal living in Las Vegas with her oldest son, Oren, who didn’t learn about his mother’s tragic, historic past until answering the researcher’s call.
After the alleged extortion started, Huang said, he hired an attorney and a private detective and began surreptitiously recording conversations with the defendants.
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