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de·tec·tive    Audio Help   [di-tek-tiv] Pronunciation Key
–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
2.of or pertaining to detection or detectives: a detective story.
3.serving to detect; detecting: various detective devices.

[Origin: 1830–40; detect + -ive]
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de·tec·tive    Audio Help   (dĭ-těk'tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A person, usually a member of a police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence or information.

adj.  
  1. Of or relating to detectives or their work: detective novels.
  2. Suited for or used in detection.

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detective

noun
1. a police officer who investigates crimes 
2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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deˈtective [-tiv] noun
a person who tries to find criminals or watches suspected persons
Example: She was questioned by detectives.
Arabic: مُخْبِر، بوليس سِرّي
Chinese (Simplified): 侦探
Chinese (Traditional): 偵探
Czech: detektiv
Danish: opdager; detektiv; kriminalassistent
Dutch: rechercheur
Estonian: detektiiv
Finnish: etsivä
French: policier, *-ière; détective
German: der Detektiv
Greek: ντετέκτιβ
Hungarian: nyomozó
Icelandic: leyni-, *rannsóknarlögreglumaður
Indonesian: detektif
Italian: detective, investigatore, investigatrice
Japanese: 探偵, 刑事
Korean: 형사, 탐정
Latvian: detektīvs
Lithuanian: seklys
Norwegian: kriminalbetjent, detektiv
Polish: wywiadowca
Portuguese (Brazil): detetive
Portuguese (Portugal): detective
Romanian: detectiv
Russian: детектив
Slovak: detektív
Slovenian: detektiv
Spanish: detective
Swedish: detektiv, kriminalare
Turkish: dedektif
See also: detect, "detective" in any language

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Detective

De*tect"ive\, a. Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Detective

De*tect"ive\, n. One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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