Plainclothesman
Plainclothesman noun - A detective who wears civilian clothes on duty.
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Synonyms for Plainclothesman
Sleuthhound and plainclothesman are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleuthhound" instead a noun "Plainclothesman".
Sleuthhound
Sleuthhound noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.
Usage example: 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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Synonyms for Sleuthhound
Plainclothesman and sleuthhound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plainclothesman" instead a noun "Sleuthhound".
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Related pairs
- agent and plainclothesman
- agent and sleuthhound
- cop and plainclothesman
- cop and sleuthhound
- operative and plainclothesman
- operative and sleuthhound
- inspector and plainclothesman
- inspector and sleuthhound
- investigator and plainclothesman
- investigator and sleuthhound
- detective and plainclothesman
- detective and sleuthhound
- gumshoe and plainclothesman
- gumshoe and sleuthhound
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