private investigator

private investigator

noun

Definition of PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons <the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator>

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

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