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de·tec·tive

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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

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.

Of or relating to detectives or their work: detective novels.
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

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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