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sleuth

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sleuth

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons
  • the popular TV sleuth lives a much more action-packed life than do his real-world counterparts
Synonyms of sleuth

detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus [slang], sherlock, sleuthhound
Words Related to sleuth

shadow, tail, tracer, tracker

fed, Federal, G-man, narc (or nark) [slang], plainclothesman

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