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Synonyms of hawkshaw
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons
- the firm hired a hawkshaw to find out who was fencing stock from their warehouse
Synonyms for hawkshaw
- detective,
- dick,
- gumshoe,
- investigator,
- operative,
- private detective,
- private eye,
- private investigator,
- shamus
- [slang],
- sherlock,
- sleuth,
- sleuthhound
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“Hawkshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkshaw. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of hawkshaw was in 1888
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