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探偵 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • detective noun A police officer or investigator who gathers evidence to solve crimes.

Senses

探偵 is used for these senses in English:

  • detective (law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
  • detective A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
  • private detective Person who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available

detective — full definition

  1. noun A police officer or investigator who gathers evidence to solve crimes.
  2. noun A person hired privately to investigate and find information.

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