private investigator
noun
: a person not a member of a police force who is licensed to do detective work (such as investigation of suspected wrongdoing or searching for missing persons)
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Examples of private investigator in a Sentence
She hired a private investigator to follow her husband.
the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator
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The series stars Marcia Gay Harden as a defense attorney, while Skylar Astin plays her son and a skilled private investigator who gets hired by her firm.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
In the latest installment, Riley's ex-husband careens back into her life begging for help, and her private investigator boyfriend Nick Santiago doesn't want to get involved.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
In the latest installment, Riley's ex-husband careens back into her life begging for help, and her private investigator boyfriend Nick Santiago doesn't want to get involved.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for private investigator
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“Private investigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20investigator. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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