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private eye

DEFINITIONS OF: private eye

1

n someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

Synonyms:
PI, operative, private detective, private investigator, shamus, sherlock
Types:
hotel detective, house detective, house dick
a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
inquiry agent
a private detective
store detective
a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage
Type of:
detective
an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
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