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

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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. Adam Richman:

   We found restaurants in fake detective agencies that are hidden behind walls that you have to activate with a level to places that are inside a furniture store where they cook in a closet and it’s called the Disappearing Dining Club.

2. Peyton Lofton:

   Exposed sign and tweets from YALexposed Before that alleged doxxing attempt, he says signs were posted near campus, calling YAL a racist and misogynistic organization and exposing some of its members. Its not clear yet if the three people arrested were behind the @YALexposed Twitter handle. Peyton Lofton said hes also had previous altercations with a student, but didnt want to make anyone a target until all the facts are out. After the alleged arson attack, residents were let back in the building at 1:20 a.m.and 40 minutes later the first officer arrived on the scene. Peyton Lofton says Detective David Harris came to their dorm around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and informed the two Detective David Harris was assigned to the case. They say Peyton Lofton took the burnedsign that was previously on the dooras evidence and was reviewing security footage. Its not clear if the footage Peyton Lofton reviewed helped officers arrest the three suspects. Peyton Lofton says the initial shock is wearing off and that Peyton Lofton family lives20 minutes away in case Peyton Lofton ever feels unsafe. Peyton Lofton says Peyton Lofton wont back down to people trying to spread fear. I dont want to let them win, so I plan on staying on campus and not backing down and work twice as hard i trust that Tulane Police will handle the problem ; Im not nave and still aware of the danger and trying to be as safe as possible. LOUISIANA FIREFIGHTER SAVES PREGNANT WOMAN FROM BURNING VEHICLE : GOD HAS SOMETHING MAJOR FOR YOU ! Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative advocacygroup Turning Point USA, tweeted about the incident. Kirk told Fox its a sick and sad day that someone would attemptan arson attack on another because of their beliefs.

3. Surfside Police Detective Marian Cruz:

   Surfside Police Detective Marian Cruz said. I say he just wanted some money. very gutsy, actually, to do something like this in the front lawn of someone’s house.

4. Rainn Wilson:

   I can relate to someone whose life is falling apart, and they are doing the best to get by, using humor to survive, backstrom really wears his heart on his sleeve and his life is unraveling… I would much rather hang out with that person than a slick procedural detective who has all the answers… it’s human, it’s frail, it’s interesting.

5. Joseph Pollini:

   Probably the most important thing a detective can do is document their investigation so that anyone reading the paperwork could close their eyes and see what he saw, but that wasn't always the thinking.

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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
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Detective