Definitions

dick

[dik] / dɪk /

NOUN

detective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

analyst bloodhound bull constable cop 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

NOUN

gumshoe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detective sleuth

STRONG

cop flatfoot investigator sneaker tec

NOUN

private detective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detective gumshoe private eye private investigator sleuth

WEAK

P.I. Sherlock Holmes beagle flatfoot inquiry agent inspector investigator operative private dick skip tracer sleuthhound spotter tec

NOUN

private investigator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

P.I. inquiry agent private detective private dick private eye private investigator sleuth

STRONG

detective gumshoe investigator

WEAK

Sherlock Holmes agent beagle bird dog bloodhound skip tracer sleuthhound snoop spotter

NOUN

sleuth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gumshoe private detective private eye

STRONG

agent bloodhound cop eavesdropper flatfoot investigator sleuthhound spy tail tracker

WEAK

P.I. police officer private investigator

Example Sentences

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Dick Kay, Deloitte China's capital market services group leader, said that officials had cracked down on brokers to steer investors towards trading through compliant channels, which are more "manageable".

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” says Dick Wadhams, a longtime Republican political consultant who has guided several key U.S.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

The Caribbean island exists as a self-governing entity within the Kingdom of Netherlands and Dutch royalty King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima were in the stands to watch Dick Advocaat's side pull off this unexpected draw.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

By then, Moore’s starring role in “The Dick Van Dyke Show” was already leading to greater things, including founding MTM Enterprises with then-husband Grant Tinker.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

—Then, said I, he is in Hell, for what he hath done to me and to Dick Sharpe, to which the Boy had no Reply.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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