police detective

Other forms: police detectives

Definitions of police detective
  1. noun
    a police officer who investigates crimes
    synonyms: detective, investigator, tec
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    types:
    dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw
    someone who is a detective
    plainclothesman
    a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
    tracer
    an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
    type of:
    officer, police officer, policeman
    a member of a police force
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