Private Detective (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- A wealthy businessman hired a private detective to investigate his wife's suspected infidelity.
- The novel featured a hard-boiled private detective who solved crimes in the city's dark alleys.
- She considered hiring a private detective to find out who was behind the mysterious threatening letters.
- The company hired a private detective to uncover the employee who was leaking confidential information to the press.
- A worried parent employed a private detective to track down their teenager who had run away from home.