DETECTIVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a police officer who investigates crimes
   Synonym(s)
   • investigator (what does investigator mean?)
   • police detective (what does police detective mean?)
   • tec (what does tec mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) detective is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • policeman (what does policeman mean?)
   • police officer (what does police officer mean?)
   • officer (what does officer mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dick (what does dick mean?)
   • gumshoe (what does gumshoe mean?)
   • hawkshaw (what does hawkshaw mean?)
   • plainclothesman (what does plainclothesman mean?)
   • tracer (what does tracer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • investigate (what does investigate mean?)
   • inquire (what does inquire mean?)
   • enquire (what does enquire mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
   Hypernyms(s) detective is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • investigator (what does investigator mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • private detective (what does private detective mean?)
   • PI (what does PI mean?)
   • private eye (what does private eye mean?)
   • private investigator (what does private investigator mean?)
   • operative (what does operative mean?)
   • shamus (what does shamus mean?)
   • sherlock (what does sherlock mean?)
   • sleuth (what does sleuth mean?)
   • sleuthhound (what does sleuthhound mean?)