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PRIVATE EYE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Synonyms:
operative; PI; private detective; private eye; private investigator; shamus; sherlock
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("private eye" is a kind of...):
detective (an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "private eye"):
hotel detective; house detective; house dick (a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store)
inquiry agent (a private detective)
store detective (a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage)
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