1. (noun)detective, investigator, tec, police detective a police officer who investigates crimes Synonyms: researcher, investigator, tec, research worker, police detective, detective
2. (noun)detective an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public Synonyms: investigator, tec, police detective
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'detective'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. detective The scout and the spy are both employed to obtain information of the numbers, movements, etc., of an enemy. The scout lurks on the outskirts of the hostile army with such concealment as the cas Synonyms: spy, detective, emissary, scout
Synonyms for detective 
