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
Peace officer and detective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peace officer" instead a noun "Detective".
Peace officer
Peace officer noun - An officer of the law.
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Synonyms for Peace officer
Detective and peace officer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detective" instead a noun phrase "Peace officer".
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Related pairs
- cop and detective
- cop and peace officer
- bull and detective
- bull and peace officer
- fuzz and detective
- fuzz and peace officer
- patrolman and detective
- patrolman and peace officer
- officer and detective
- officer and peace officer
- policeman and detective
- policeman and peace officer
- constable and detective
- constable and peace officer
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Peace officer and Detective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detective/peace_officer
Detective & Peace officer. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detective/peace_officer>.
Peace officer or Detective. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detective/peace_officer.
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