NOUN | person | tec, detective, investigator, police detective | a police officer who investigates crimes |
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Sounds | teh'k | |
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Rhymes | Aztec ... wreck: 41 rhymes with ehk... |
Meaning | A police officer who investigates crimes. | |
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Synonyms | detective, investigator, police detective | |
Narrower | 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 | |
Broader | policeman, police officer, officer | A member of a police force |
Spanish | detective de policía, detective, detective privado, investigador, tec | |
Catalan | detectiu, investigador |
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