private detective

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Person who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available

Equivalents

Españoldetective privado investigador privado

Françaisdétective privé prive

DeutschDetektiv Privatdetektiv Schnüffler

14 more languages

Afrikaansprivaatspeurder

Bosanskidetektiv

Češtinasoukromé očko soukromý detektiv

Suomisalapoliisi yksityisetsivä

Hrvatskidetektiv

Magyarmagánnyomozó

日本語探偵

한국어탐정

Kurdîdetektîv

Nederlandsprivédetective

Portuguêsdetetive particular

Русскийча́стный детекти́в ча́стный сы́щик

Српскиdetektiv

Svenskaprivatdeckare privatspanare

Examples

“So you're a private detective? I didn't know ⟳ they existed, except in books, or else they were greasy little men snooping around hotel corridors.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

private dick private docent private enterprise private enterprise number private equity private eye

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