as in detective
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons the fictional sleuthhound Miss Marple is notable for her age as well as for her understanding of human nature, both of them being rather advanced

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Noun
  • The original Heat starred Pacino as Vincent Hanna, the LAPD detective investigating bank robber Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The next detective retired a few years later while under investigation for discrimination, harrassment and falsifying information during a homicide investigation.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His claims were verified when investigators checked out the grave sites.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The driver of the Nissan stayed at the scene of the crash and cooperated with investigators, police said.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Based on the book by Slow Horses scribe Mick Herron, in Down Cemetery Road, when a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Trafford (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson).
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The network has given a series order to RJ Decker (a working title), starring Scott Speedman as a South Florida private investigator.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Sleuthhound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleuthhound. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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