House Dick (Noun)
Meaning
A private detective employed by a hotel or retail store.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The large department store hired a house dick to watch for shoplifters during rush hour.
- As a house dick, his job was to blend in with guests and catch any dishonest activity at the hotel.
- The house dick at the casino pretended to be a pit boss to catch a group of cheating high rollers.
- He moonlighted as a house dick at night to supplement his income from his regular job as a cop.
- Security personnel at the local shopping mall worked with an outside house dick to help with counter-vandalism efforts.