Police detective
Police detective noun - A police officer who investigates crimes.
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Synonyms for Police detective
Sherlock and police detective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sherlock" instead a noun phrase "Police detective".
Sherlock
Sherlock 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 Sherlock
Police detective and sherlock are semantically related. You can use "Police detective" instead a noun "Sherlock".
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Related pairs
- operative and police detective
- operative and sherlock
- snoop and police detective
- snoop and sherlock
- bull and police detective
- bull and sherlock
- inspector and police detective
- inspector and sherlock
- officer and police detective
- officer and sherlock
- investigator and police detective
- investigator and sherlock
- detective and police detective
- detective and sherlock
Both terms in one sentence
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Sherlock gives one to Bell in "All In The Family" for allowing himself to give up on his own physical recovery and his career as a police detective.
Source: Series / Elementary
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Sherlock and Police detective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/police_detective/sherlock
Police detective & Sherlock. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/police_detective/sherlock>.
Sherlock or Police detective. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/police_detective/sherlock.
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