detective
/dɪˈtɛktɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or used for solving crimes or finding information.
- The police used detective work to track down the suspect.
- She read a detective novel on the train to pass the time.
- He has a detective mind and notices every small detail.
noun
- A person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate crimes and find out who committed them.
- The detective found a hidden clue at the crime scene.
- The detective questioned the witnesses about what they saw that night.
- She became a detective after ten years of working as a patrol officer.
- A person who tries to find out information or solve mysteries, often as a hobby or in fiction.
- The children played detective and searched the garden for the missing key.
- In the novel, the amateur detective solves the case using only logic.
- My uncle is a real detective when it comes to finding lost items in the house.
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