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private dick

private dick noun: a private investigator; a private detective.

Noun

private dick (plural private dicks)

  1. (colloquial) A private investigator; a private detective.
    • ‘Private dick, eh?’ he said, not looking at me at all, but looking out of his window.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 130

Forms of private dick

pluralprivate dicks

Questions about private dick

What does private dick mean?
Private dick means a private investigator; a private detective.
What part of speech is private dick?
Private dick is a noun.
What is the plural of private dick?
The plural of private dick is private dicks.

Words near private dick in the dictionary

  1. private cost
  2. private costs
  3. private credit
  4. private detective
  5. private detectives
  6. private dick
  7. private dicks
  8. private docent
  9. private docents
  10. private enterprise
  11. private enterprise number

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