dicks

plural of dick
as in detectives
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

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Noun
  • The intensive care doctor who treated the boy told detectives the child arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest, with a traumatic brain injury, including bleeding on the brain, bleeding of the eyes and a broken left leg, the report states.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In March 2000, Jackson County drug detectives knocked on the door of a Grandview home and came out with 15 pounds of marijuana — and an informant willing to talk.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What investigators conclude about Robinson’s motivations may have far-reaching consequences beyond his own criminal case.
    Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
  • If tax records and documents do not add up, employers and employees may be arrested and detained as investigators sort out who is illegally present in the United States or illegally employing workers.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Dicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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