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Definition of private detective noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

private detective

noun
 
/ˌpraɪvət dɪˈtektɪv/
 
/ˌpraɪvət dɪˈtektɪv/
(also private investigator)
(also informal private eye)
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  1. a detective who is not in the police, but who can be employed to find out information, find a missing person, follow somebody, etc.
    • She hired a private detective to follow her husband.
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2
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