sherlock

sher·lock

noun, often capitalized \ˈshər-ˌläk, -lək\

Definition of SHERLOCK

: detective

Examples of SHERLOCK

1. <one of literature's most eccentric sherlocks, Nero Wolfe manages to solve mysteries without so much as leaving the confines of his own home>

Origin of SHERLOCK

Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

First Known Use: 1903

Related to SHERLOCK

Synonyms

dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus [slang], detective, sleuth, sleuthhound

Related Words

shadow, tail, tracer, tracker; fed, Federal, G-man, narc (or nark) [slang], plainclothesman

Rhymes with SHERLOCK

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