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noun
1.
a member of the police force or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of offenses against the law.
adjective
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of or pertaining to detection or detectives: a detective story.
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Word Origin & History
detective
1850, short for detective police, from detective (adj.), 1843, from detect.
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