hawkshaw

/ˈhɔkˌʃɔ/
noun
  1. A detective or investigator.
    • In the novel, the hawkshaw uncovers a web of lies and corruption.
    • The old movie featured a tough hawkshaw who always got his man.
    • My grandfather loved reading stories about a famous hawkshaw from the 1940s.
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