Bounty hunter
Bounty hunter noun - A hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty.
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Synonyms for Bounty hunter
Detective and bounty hunter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Detective" instead a noun phrase "Bounty hunter".
Detective
Detective noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.
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Synonyms for Detective
Bounty hunter and detective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bounty hunter" instead a noun "Detective".
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Related pairs
- agent and bounty hunter
- agent and detective
- shadow and bounty hunter
- shadow and detective
- cop and bounty hunter
- cop and detective
- tail and bounty hunter
- tail and detective
- spy and bounty hunter
- spy and detective
- investigator and bounty hunter
- investigator and detective
- police officer and bounty hunter
- police officer and detective
Both terms in one sentence
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Sugar was convinced that he was convincing Sally to try "batting for the other team." Determinator: Stephanie is pretty incompetent as either a bounty hunter or a detective.
Source: Literature / Stephanie Plum - Rachel Morgan of The Hollows novels isn't technically a assassin but a runner, a combination bounty hunter, private detective and law enforcement agent.
Source: Contract on the Hitman - Amateur Sleuth: In practice, Stephanie's more an amateur detective than a professional bounty hunter.
Source: Literature / Stephanie Plum
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