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detective

Definitions of detective
  1. noun
    a police officer who investigates crimes
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    types:
    policía de paisano
    a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
    type of:
    agente, agente de policía, guardia, oficial, policía
    a member of a police force
  2. noun
    someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
    synonyms: detective privado
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    types:
    vigilante
    a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage
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