as in detective
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons one of literature's most eccentric sherlocks, Nero Wolfe manages to solve mysteries without so much as leaving the confines of his own home

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Noun
  • The boy was later taken into custody at Shawnee High School and questioned by detectives, but was released after police determined he was not involved.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The film stars Smith as a detective in a near-future utopia in which humanity is served by a legion of compliant robots.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • After working with a local towing company to remove the car from the water, investigators then matched the car’s vehicle identification number to Roy Benn, who went missing in September 1967, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
    Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Police ask that anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have information valuable to investigators call detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department’s anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Sherlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sherlock. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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