a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing personsthe retired policeman decided to become a private investigator
the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator
detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, shamus(slang), sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound
shadow, tail, tracer, trackerfed, Federal, G-man, narc(or nark, slang), plainclothesman
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