detective

1. A police officer who investigates crimes (synset 110028930)
   is a type of: officer, police officer, policeman - a member of a police force
   subtypes:

   • dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw - someone who is a detective
   • plainclothesman - a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
   • tracer - an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
   same as: investigator, police detective, tec
2. An investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public (synset 110029138)
   is a type of: investigator - someone who investigates
   subtypes:

   • operative, pi, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock - someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
   • sleuth, sleuthhound - a detective who follows a trail

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