Hawkshaw
Hawkshaw noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.
Usage example: the firm hired a hawkshaw to find out who was fencing stock from their warehouse
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Sleuth
Sleuth noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.
Usage example: the popular TV sleuth lives a much more action-packed life than do his real-world counterparts
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Hawkshaw and sleuth are semantically related. You can use "Hawkshaw" instead a noun "Sleuth". dated substitute
Nearby Word: sleuthing
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Sleuth and Hawkshaw. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hawkshaw/sleuth
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