inspectors

noun

plural of inspector
as in investigators

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  1. investigators
  2. detectives
  3. sleuths
  4. officers
  5. sheriffs
  6. policemen
  7. cops
  8. troopers
Noun
  • Outside investigators may examine Huang’s official correspondence, travel schedules, and personal device usage alongside company access logs.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • That number could rise to nine if investigators establish that the attacker was also responsible for the deaths of his parents and sister.
    — Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of investigators
Noun
  • The incident is under investigation by detectives pending autopsy results, and no additional details were available Sunday morning, a police representative wrote in an email to the Tribune.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Several hours later, detectives were notified by medical staff that the man died from his injuries.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of detectives
Noun
  • PubPeer is a place where researchers, often called scientific sleuths, can anonymously identify flaws in the literature.
    — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although there are some online social media photos that show no visible price tag next to Molly, internet sleuths were able to locate other images with a visible sticker price to the side.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sleuths
Noun
  • The service's Inspector Jeff Tyre said in a video message that the second body had been found in a search by Royal Canadian Mounted Police and conservation officers on Tuesday afternoon after the discovery of the first set of remains a day earlier.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Lawyers are officers of the court, bound by ethical obligations to pursue claims in good faith and not abuse the legal process for improper purposes.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • The author argues that sheriffs should not have independent authority over ballots and election procedures, and calls for the state legislature to clarify sheriff powers by amending the constitution to make sheriffs appointed rather than elected, similar to police chiefs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Those sheriffs were featured in a recent Courier Journal investigation that found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted since 2010.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of sheriffs
Noun
  • The second was when Lula, in response, called Flávio Bolsonaro a vigilante, in a reference to groups linked to policemen that are operating in poor communities in Rio de Janeiro.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Onlookers and policemen rushed to the balloon’s basket to find the three men lying crumpled on the ground.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • With his tires slashed by Todd and cops en route, Fang selects a glossy red muscle car for his getaway.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On Sunday, cops arrested Larry Powlis, who’d been caught on video leaving the 67-year-old victim’s building the day Panetti’s body was discovered.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cops
Noun
  • Officers from the Howard County Police Department assisted MSP troopers while members of the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration helped with road closures and traffic control.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Morley was found after troopers used roadside cameras and a helicopter to track him down and his truck got stuck in the mud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of troopers
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