Definitions for detective
dɪˈtɛk tɪvde·tec·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. detective, investigator, tec, police detectivenoun

   a police officer who investigates crimes

2. detectivenoun

   an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detectivenoun

   a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.

2. detectivenoun

   a person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Detective

   A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately.

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1. detective

   A detective is a professional investigator, often a member of a law enforcement agency, who collects facts and gathers data to solve crimes. Detectives use a variety of techniques in their investigations such as interviewing suspects and witnesses, examining physical evidence, conducting surveillance, checking criminal records, and following leads. Some detectives specialize in certain types of crimes like homicide, cybercrime, or fraud.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Detectiveadjective

   fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer

2. Detectivenoun

   one who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Detective

   A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes". Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, or looks into records.

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1. detectivenoun

   A Defensive Official in postal use and completely technical as a member of a language relating to this chosen profession. 1.) A person, a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. Denoting a particular rank of police officer. Serving to detect and protect the innocent.

   Tehorah is a element detective at the Time agency.

   Etymology: Corporal in Command

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on November 20, 2023  

Matched Categories

1. • Investigator
   • Policeman

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'detective' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4837

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'detective' in Nouns Frequency: #1483

How to pronounce detective?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say detective in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of detective in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of detective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of detective in a Sentence

1. Godwin Jr.:

   When the detective walked up, she didn’t have to open her mouth because her vest said ‘homicide,’.

2. Detective Leslie Branch-Wise:

   I just want people to know that I'm Detective Leslie Branch-Wise, I have children, and I'm a victim of sexual harassment, it made me physically sick. It was extremely scary. And I dealt with it at that time the best way that I could.

3. Detectives James Essig:

   Based on interviews with his family members and confirmed when interrogated by members of the New York City detective bureau, we believe Mr. Sor was suffering from a mental health crisis.

4. Mesa Police Chief John Meza:

   No homicide is too old for us to use additional scientific measures and good old detective work ... and bring this suspect to justice.

5. Robert Kowalski:

   We will definitely discuss this matter with my detective and run it past the states attorney’s office to see if there’s anything we can do legally against any individuals who are promoting these allegations against the police department.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=detective
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Detective
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detective
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=detective