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detective
noun
a
police
officer
whose
job
is
to
find
out
who
committed
crimes
by
gathering
information
and
evidence
•
The
detective
examined
the
crime
scene
for
clues
.
The
detective
examined
the
crime
scene
for
clues
.
•
After
hours
of
questioning
,
the
seasoned
detective
found
the
missing
link
in
the
case
.
After
hours
of
questioning
,
the
seasoned
detective
found
the
missing
link
in
the
case
.
From
Latin
dētectus
,
past
participle
of
dētegere
“
to
uncover
”,
later
used
in
the
phrase
detective
police
in
the
1840s
.
noun
a
person
who
investigates
cases
for
private
clients
rather
than
for
the
police
•
They
hired
a
detective
to
find
their
stolen
jewelry
.
They
hired
a
detective
to
find
their
stolen
jewelry
.
•
The
detective
followed
the
target
through
the
busy
market
.
The
detective
followed
the
target
through
the
busy
market
.
Sense
extended
from
police
detective
to
freelance
private
investigators
in
late
19th
century
American
English
.
adjective
connected
with
solving
crimes
or
mysteries
,
or
describing
stories
about
such
investigations
•
She
enjoys
reading
detective
novels
on
rainy
evenings
.
She
enjoys
reading
detective
novels
on
rainy
evenings
.
•
The
festival
is
screening
classic
detective
films
.
The
festival
is
screening
classic
detective
films
.
Attributive
use
of
the
noun
appearing
by
the
late
19th
century
to
describe
fiction
and
films
about
detectives
.
