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HOUSE DICK
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
Synonyms:
hotel detective; house detective; house dick
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("house dick" is a kind of...):
operative; PI; private detective; private eye; private investigator; shamus; sherlock (someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information)