Synonyms of private investigator

private investigator

noun

as in detective

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detective
• investigator
• private detective
• private eye
• operative
• dick
• sleuth
• sleuthhound
• hawkshaw
• gumshoe
• shamus
• sherlock
• tracer
• tracker
• tail
• Federal
• fed
• plainclothesman
• shadow
• narc
• nark
• G-man