private investigator

Noun

Meaning

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pi private eye private detective columbo roper sherlock snoop dick bloodhound sleuth detective holmes operative investigator shamus
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Antonyms

raider corsair buccaneer marauder highwayman bandit
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Hypernyms

detective

Hyponyms

house detective house dick inquiry agent hotel detective store detective

Examples

After repeated futile attempts to convince first the FBI, and then the author and film director Nora Ephron (who he hoped would make a movie about the case), he contacted a private investigator in New York City. Source: Internet

Although Mori is actually a private investigator with his own agency, the police never intentionally consult him as he stumbles from one crime scene to another. Source: Internet

A private investigator named Arbogast approaches them and confirms that Marion is wanted for stealing the $40,000 from her employer. Source: Internet

As expected, chaos ensues, while the apartment triples in capacity, with a private investigator, Madeleine, Frances’s lone friend, Joan (Susan Coyne), and Malcolm’s ex-fiancée (Imogen Poots) and her new beau arrive to stay in Paris. Source: Internet

Based on the coronavirus's incubation period of up to two weeks, the senior private investigator concluded Ngola did not carry the virus across the border but rather was infected in New Brunswick by either a patient or a colleague. Source: Internet

Although Daniel wants Molly to stay out of trouble and focus on redecorating their house, the intrepid former private investigator can't stay out of such an intriguing case, despite her injuries. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

private interest private interests private international law private investment banker private issue private item