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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dick

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons
  • a novel about a hard-boiled dick and the softhearted madam who loves him
Synonyms of dick

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

shadow, tail, tracer, tracker

fed, Federal, G-man, narc (or nark) [slang], plainclothesman

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