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Noun: private detective  'prI-vit di'tek-tiv
  1. Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
    - PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock

Derived forms: private detectives

Type of: detective

Encyclopedia: Private detective

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