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detectives

NOUN

investigator of crime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent informer police officer private eye private investigator prosecutor reporter sleuth spy

STRONG

analyst bloodhound bull constable cop dick eavesdropper eye fed fink flatfoot gumshoe nark peeper roper scout sergeant shadow shamus shoofly snoop tail

WEAK

P. I. Sherlock Holmes bird dog plainclothes officer slewfoot

Example Sentences

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She claimed to detectives that Lady Eleanor Donaldson had witnessed it and walked away.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Sturgeon was arrested two months later in connection with the inquiry and was questioned by detectives before being released without charge.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The former SNP leader attended a police interview by prior arrangement, was taken into custody, questioned by detectives and released without charge seven hours later.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Anwar said her decision to subsequently answer "no comment" to detectives was on the "standard" advice of a senior lawyer.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In one of the tottering piles in my office, I found the logs from the private detectives hired by Whitehorn’s estate after his death.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann