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Meaning detective meaning

What does detective mean?
Definitions in simple English

detective

A detective is a person who tries to find information to help people or solve crimes, usually a non-patrol police officer. He hired a private detective to find the missing art. Police detectives were examining the house where the body was found.

detective

a police officer who investigates crimes an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

Synonyms detective synonyms

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Topics detective topics

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Simple sentences

The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.
The man turned out to be a private detective.
The detective disguised himself as an old gentleman.
The detective has a lot of adventures.
Detective Columbo is always in a frayed raincoat.
I am halfway through this detective story.
The detective surprised the truth from the waitress.
When I was a boy, I was addicted to reading detective stories.
Detective stories are amusing.
He is a detective.
She described him as a detective.
I used to read detective stories before going to bed.
He occasionally reads detective novels.
A detective arrived upon the scene of the crime.
The detective took down his testimony on the spot, word for word.
The detective found absolute proof of the man's guilt.
I read detective stories exclusively.
I felt like reading the detective story.
I have not the least interest in detective stories.
He would sit for hours reading detective stories.
He amused himself by reading a detective story.
He has written a number of exciting detective stories.

Movie subtitles

I know you were, Detective. I know you were.
I think you're outside of your jurisdiction, Detective.
I'm afraid I can't do that, Detective.
There's a lot you don't know, Detective, like how to apply eyeliner or who won Best Picture in 1984.
What's next for Detective Ferriday?
Guessing gets you nowhere, Detective Sims.
SIGHS Detective.
Detective Shepherd, do you know Tina Morehu?
Uh, this is Detective Sims.
Detective Sims?
Detective Sims. Hello.
Your point is, Detective?
Detective, if my client had any part in this elaborate ruse that you're suggesting, then why would he not have used another name?
Detective Shepherd.
I didn't send you out there so you could play detective.
I didn't know you'd been a detective.
A detective?
Tommy, did you get that man who plays the detective?
You don't look a bit like a detective.
Why don't you get in touch with that French detective friend of yours?
The detective's got Matt upstairs in Sampson's office.
No, not Mr Moto. He's a detective trying to track down the invisible man, who is creating problems at the film studio.
Send a wireless to the Lovington Detective Agency.
You used to fascinate me, a real live detective.
I haven't been a detective in four years.
Was he a good detective?
Everybody says you're a grand detective.
Tomorrow morning, I'll get you a whole lot of detective stories.
Then do we refer to you as Inspector or Detective?
My caller wishes to speak with you, Detective.
Detective Murdoch.
Ah, Detective Watts.
What does the Detective have you working on today?
What can I do for you, Detective?
Do you think the Detective will make us do more work than the Inspector did?
Detective Watts needed some help with a case.
Detective, this case of yours.
Well, Godspeed, and thank you for taking such good care of her, Detective.
You are distracting the dogs, Detective.
And finally, Pistachio, the Labrador Retriever, squired by novice trainer - Detective William Murdoch. - Oh!
Send detective at once. John Davis.

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