Private Eye (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The wealthy businessman hired a private eye to investigate his wife's suspicious activities.
- She decided to become a private eye after working as a police officer for several years.
- The novel featured a hard-boiled private eye who solved crimes in the dark alleys of the city.
- The private eye was able to gather evidence that proved the defendant's alibi was false.
- After his retirement, he started his own agency and worked as a private eye on a part-time basis.