HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
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| NOUN | 1 | detective, investigator, tec, police detective | A police officer who investigates crimes |
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| 2 | detective | An investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public |
| Sounds | dihteh'ktihv |
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| Rhymes | abortive, abrasive, abusive, and 298 more rhymes in ihv... |
| Meaning | A police officer who investigates crimes. |
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| Synonyms | investigator, tec, police detective |
| Broader | policeman, police officer, officer |
| Narrower | dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw; plainclothesman; tracer |
| Meaning | An investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public. |
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| Broader | investigator |
| Narrower | private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock; sleuth, sleuthhound |
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