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)
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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Kate was also allegedly targeted by a private investigator on behalf of a Mail journalist, the lawyers said.
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Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Based on the book by Slow Horses scribe Mick Herron, in Down Cemetery Road, when a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Trafford (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
The network has given a series order to RJ Decker (a working title), starring Scott Speedman as a South Florida private investigator.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
And so is Marty, who turns out to be Don’s private investigator.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Based on the book by Slow Horses scribe Mick Herron, in Down Cemetery Road, when a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Trafford (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
The network has given a series order to RJ Decker (a working title), starring Scott Speedman as a South Florida private investigator.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
And so is Marty, who turns out to be Don’s private investigator.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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 6 Oct. 2025.
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