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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

He added detectives were dealing with some eight million documents and growing, with many of them needing to be forensically reviewed.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

He said 111 detectives were already working on a "hugely complex" investigation but another 99 were needed.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

There will be searching questions about how such an audacious crime could have gone unnoticed and unchecked for more than a decade, and vindication for the detectives who decided they needed that tent.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Atzerodt should have known the detectives would have searched his room at the Kirkwood and discovered his connection to Booth.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson