Dick (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone who is a detective.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The hard-boiled detective sipped on his whiskey as he contemplated the clues in front of him.
- After years on the force, John had become one of the best dicks in the city.
- In a sharp suit and fedora, he was every bit the iconic detective novel dick.
- Rumor had it the brilliant new detective, Lucy Chen, was an amateur math genius as well.
- Captain Clark gestured across his crowded and smoke-filled squad room toward detective Carter James.