Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - detective
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Detective
detective
~ n 1 a police officer whose job is to discover information that will result in criminals being caught (- see also store detective) 2 someone who is paid to discover information about someone or something (She hired a detective to find out where her husband was going after work.) 3 detective story/novel etc a story about a crime, often a murder, and a detective who tries to find out who did it
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(detectives) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A detective is someone whose job is to discover what has happened in a crime or other situation and to find the people involved. Some detectives work in the police force and others work privately. Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious... She hired a private detective in an attempt to find her daughter. N-COUNT 2. A detective novel or story is one in which a detective tries to solve a crime. ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Date: 1732 1. fitted for or used in detecting something had perfected his ~ sensibilities 2. of or relating to ~s or their work a ~ novel • ~like adjective II. noun Date: 1849 one employed or engaged in detecting lawbreakers or in getting information that is not readily or publicly accessible ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. (often attrib.) a person, esp. a member of a police force, employed to investigate crime. --adj. serving to detect. Phrases and idioms private detective a usu. freelance detective carrying out investigations for a private employer. Etymology: DETECT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. агент сыскной полиции, детектив, сыщик private detective —- частный детектив 2. детективный роман или рассказ 3. сыскной detective police (force) —- сыскная полиция detective agency —- (частная) детективная контора 4. детективный detective novel (story) —- детективный роман ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun агент сыскной полиции, сыщик; детектив 2. adj. сыскной; детективный - detective novel DETECTIVE novel детективный роман ...Англо-русский словарь
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