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police detective

police detective noun: synonym of detective (“a police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime”).

Noun

police detective (plural police detectives)

  1. Synonym of detective (“a police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime”).
    Synonyms:
    detective

Synonyms of police detective

Forms of police detective

pluralpolice detectives

Questions about police detective

What does police detective mean?
Police detective means synonym of detective (“a police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime”).
What part of speech is police detective?
Police detective is a noun.
What is the plural of police detective?
The plural of police detective is police detectives.

Words near police detective in the dictionary

  1. police constables
  2. police court
  3. police courts
  4. police department
  5. police departments
  6. police detective
  7. police detectives
  8. police dog
  9. police dogs
  10. police escort
  11. police escorts

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