Definitions
a police officer who investigates crimes
Word origin
The adjective is from Classical Latin dētēct-, past participial stem of dētegō (“to detect”), + -ive. The noun is an ellipsis of detective policeman, detective officer, or a similar construction. By surface analysis, detect + -ive.
Used in a sentence
“He worked as a detective with the agency for five years.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Crime investigator”9 letters
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