INSPECTOR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

inspector

noun

Definition of inspector

as in detective

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Recent Examples of inspector But Peter Baker, a former FDA inspector whose work involved the very companies impacted by the bill, said that amount of time is unnecessary. — Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026 Another defendant, Abdulrahman Alawad, 25, claimed to provide child care to children in March and April, but surveillance footage allegedly shows children entered Alawad’s facility only once, on the day a state inspector showed up. — Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Another defendant, Abdulrahman Alawad, 25, claimed to provide childcare to children in March and April but surveillance footage allegedly shows children entered Alawad’s facility only once, on the day a state inspector showed up. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 The county later reestablished a more formal code enforcement presence by hiring a building/code enforcement inspector and increasing coordination among departments. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inspector

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Noun

Ada Laplan MooreKern County Sheriff's Office The detective’s first order of business?

— Veronica Fulton-Mazaika, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
When a murder occurs, the cast become suspects and a producer must turn detective.

— L.M. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of detective

Noun

An online swarm of sleuths and influencers has been dissecting every detail of the case, developing theories that portray him as uncaring, unfaithful and even the murderer of his children.

— Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Online sleuths and true-crime commentators following the broadcast trial had peddled conspiracy theories that Patrick Clancy actually killed the children and framed his wife.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of sleuth

Noun

Assembly Bill 2337 was authored by outgoing lawmaker and former California highway patrolman Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Movie people were stranded on Lookout Mountain, and in Malibu, where a highway patrolman managed to ferry milk to director Frank Capra’s children.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of patrolman

Noun

Bass is particularly concerned by the relative lack of specialized intervention training for patrol officers who respond to the vast majority of service calls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
The officer instead advised her to go through the proper channels to start the eviction process.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

He was sentenced to time served since he was held involuntarily for mental health treatment until he was deemed competent to face criminal charges, the sheriff’s office said.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Different views on the topic Bianco’s legal team argued that the sheriff had a duty to investigate a complaint alleging discrepancies in the election and had acted lawfully after obtaining search warrants from a neutral magistrate.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheriff

Noun

This week her ex-husband, his brother and their father – a former policeman – will go on trial in proceedings expected to last at least 45 days.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
One of Sanchez’s associates shot at the policemen, who returned fire.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of policeman

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