Synonyms of sleuth

sleuth

noun

as in detective

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 & Similar Words

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

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