Synonyms for private eye
noun private detectivedetectives
noun. investigator of crime
inspector
noun. examiner
investigator
noun. person who checks thoroughly
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Example Sentences forprivate eye
In his pocket was a great bunch of newspaper clippings, intended for the private eye of the new Mrs. De Foe's one-time secretary.
I felt like flashing a twenty at him like a private eye did in the old tough-books, but I knew it wouldn't work.
Morays professions to Elizabeth may have been a blind, but his letters for Marys private eye have a more genuine air.