sleuth

/sluːθ/
verb
  1. To act as a detective; to investigate or search for clues.
    • She loves to sleuth through online records to trace her family history.
    • The reporter sleuthed around the old mansion, looking for evidence of the crime.
    • The kids decided to sleuth in the backyard to find out who had been stealing the birdseed.
noun
  1. A person who investigates crimes or mysteries; a detective.
    • In the novel, the amateur sleuth uncovers a secret that the police missed.
    • My grandmother is a real sleuth when it comes to finding lost items in the house.
    • The clever sleuth solved the case by finding a single fingerprint.
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