Private detective
Private detective noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.
Usage example: when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
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Synonyms for Private detective
Shadow and private detective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shadow" instead a noun phrase "Private detective".
Shadow
Shadow noun - Partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays.
Private detective and shadow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Private detective" instead a noun "Shadow".
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Always in its shadow...The Arcology is a 2016 cyberpunk Detective novel.Lance Canela, a private detective who's a little too into his job, is just barely getting by in the dystopian city of Kindred.
Source: Literature / The Arcology
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