de|tec|tive

de|tec|tive
de|tec|tive «dih TEHK tihv», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a policeman or other person whose business is to get information secretly, discovering who committed a crime or an act against another person: »

In come the neighbors, the police…arrive, along with a reporter and a photographer, the body is removed, and then appears the detective (New Yorker).

2. a person who detects.
–adj.
1. having to do with detectives and their work: »

He liked reading detective stories.

2. used in discovering or finding out: »

Scientific detective methods are more accurate than guessing.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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