sleuth
sleuth
nounDefinition of SLEUTH
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons <the popular TV sleuth lives a much more action-packed life than do his real-world counterparts>
Synonyms dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus [slang], sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound








