private eye

Noun

Meaning

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pi private investigator sherlock operative shamus private detective inspector sergeant constable roper snoop dick bloodhound beagle sleuth
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Antonyms

raider corsair buccaneer highwayman marauder bandit
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Hypernyms

detective

Hyponyms

house detective house dick inquiry agent hotel detective store detective

Examples

I am used to being mistaken for Miriam Margolyes; Private Eye noticed that, and once I was even taken for Gertrude Stein. But that was at Chelsea Flower Show where uncertainty of identity is in the air. Tom Baker

A crime investigation—by a private eye, a police detective (sometimes acting alone), or a concerned amateur—is the most prevalent, but far from dominant, basic plot. Source: Internet

A former racecar driver, licensed pilot, animal rescuer, endurance cyclist, and occasional private eye, is also an accomplished author with more than 150 published stories and articles under his belt. Source: Internet

A lot of Jack Reacher’s DNA can be traced to Spillane’s hardcase veteran of the Second World War who operates as avenger as much as private eye. Source: Internet

Ballinger and Graydon (2007), p. 279. Between 1983 and 1989, Mickey Spillane 's hardboiled private eye Mike Hammer was played with wry gusto by Stacy Keach in a series and several stand-alone television films (an unsuccessful revival followed in 1997–98). Source: Internet

In the 1930s, the private eye genre was adopted wholeheartedly by American writers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

private equity investment private estate private event private field private firm private first class