Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1287 of 1319

detective (n.)

an investigator

Examples

  • A private detective.

Key rules

  • A detective is a police officer who investigates crimes
  • A private detective, a detective story
  • Detective is countable
💡 Tip: Crime // Police // Fiction
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