Store Detective (Noun)
Meaning
A private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The store detective watched from the security monitors as a suspicious customer browsed the electronics section.
- Management hired a store detective to identify and prevent employee theft in the warehouse.
- Working as a store detective allowed her to use her detective skills in a more low-key atmosphere than being a police officer.
- The job description of a store detective includes monitoring for and preventing shoplifting, as well as apprehending thieves.
- The store detective in the department store realized that the recent string of thefts was actually an inside job.