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private detective

–noun
a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties.


Origin:
1865–70
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private detective  
n.  See private investigator.
private investigator  
n.   Abbr. PI
A person privately hired to do investigative or detective work. Also called private detective, private eye.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: private detective
Function: noun
: PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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