Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 7 compound words that contain detective. The most common are listed below. Open detective in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- private detectivePerson who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available
- detective sergeantA British police sergeant qualified to manage investigations into serious and complex crimes.
- house detectiveA person employed by a privately owned establishment, such as a hotel or large retail store, with the job of preventing wrongdoing and apprehending violators of laws or other regulations.
- store detectiveA person employed in a shop to detect and prevent shoplifting.
- detective workinvestigative research
- detective inspectorA police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- police detectiveSynonym of detective (“a police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime”).
- detective gagA gag fashioned from a piece of cloth pulled over one’s mouth and tied at the back of one’s head.
- stump detectiveA forestry official charged with measuring waste in logging operations.
- detective gagsplural of detective gag: A gag fashioned from a piece of cloth pulled over one’s mouth and tied at the back of one’s head.
- detective sergeantsplural of detective sergeant: A British police sergeant qualified to manage investigations into serious and complex crimes.
Compound words 7
- antidetectiveOf or relating to a genre of detective fiction characterised by postmodernism and ambiguity.
- nondetectiveNot involving a detective (as many mystery novels do).
- detectivelikeResembling or characteristic of a detective.
- immunodetectiveOf or pertaining to immunodetection.
- dogtectiveA detective who is a dog.
- cyberdetectiveA detective who operates on the Internet or in cyberspace.
- superdetectiveAn extremely skillful or dedicated detective