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    de·tec·tive
    [dəˈtektiv]
    noun
    detective (noun) · detectives (plural noun)
    1. a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes:
      "detectives are anxious to interview anyone who saw the car"
      Similar:
      inquiry agent
      CID officer
      detective constable
      detective sergeant
      detective inspector
      detective chief inspector
      DCI
      detective superintendent
      detective chief superintendent
      Pinkerton
      • denoting a particular rank of police officer:
        "Detective Sergeant Fox"
      • concerning crime and its investigation:
        "detective work"
    Origin
    mid 19th century: from detect. The noun was originally short for detective policeman, from an adjectival use of the word in the sense ‘serving to detect’.
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