INSPECTOR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

inspector

noun

Definition of inspector

as in detective

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Recent Examples of inspector The inspector also cited handwashing issues and problems with the sanitizing solution. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026 Related Stories The latter who wooed viewers with her portrait of tax inspector Sara Santano, returns here with a new tax evasion case. — Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Since the area is currently under the jurisdiction of the BLM, an inspector from the federal government could technically come to Eagle and render the land in the Foothills unsafe for public use. — Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026 At one moment, the inspector observed two flies landing on an RPT handle and another landed on the counter in front of the handle near a cutting board. — Joseph Hernandez august 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inspector

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Noun

Back at his Brickell apartment, detectives searched the unit after a judge signed off on a warrant.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
About a month after Craig’s death, police homicide detectives released security camera video of a suspect in the Oak Park fatal shooting.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of detective

Noun

The affidavit also stated that representatives for the NFL and the San Francisco 49ers told investigators that Love had never been employed by either organization.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of investigator

Noun

As public support for Clancy grew by the day, online sleuths went to work challenging the prosecution’s narrative, closely scrutinizing witnesses and criticizing authorities for not investigating certain details more aggressively.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
Just days later, Kelce was photographed traveling with the same dog, and online sleuths quickly connected the pup to an April 2026 video clip of a similar dog jumping into one of Swift’s cars.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sleuth

Noun

The discovery comes less than a week after authorities began a search for Karen, alleging she was connected to the death of her husband, a veteran Worcester Police patrolman.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
The home on Wildwood Avenue is still at the center of the veteran patrolman's death investigation.

— Anna Meiler, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of patrolman

Noun

During Thursday's hearing, Judge Paul Scoggin granted Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro bond.

— TIM SULLIVAN, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Less than two weeks after departing the Kansas City Current, former head coach and sporting director Vlatko Andonovski is set to take over the last-place Chicago Stars as the fellow National Women’s Soccer League club’s chief soccer officer.

— PJ Green September 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

In 2020, a sheriff’s deputy shot trade school student Andres Guardado, 18, in the back several times, killing him.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
During the investigation, Washington and her family pointed out videos and photos of Brown’s social media accounts that depicted a baby that looked like their newborn, the sheriff’s office said.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheriff

Noun

There was a group of them, policemen, and then there was a priest with them.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
With a policeman in charge of the program, there’s no more off-the-field games being played — only hard work trying to get back to the top.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of policeman

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