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private investigator

private investigator noun: an agent detective hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.

Noun

private investigator (plural private investigators)

  1. An agent detective hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.

Synonyms of private investigator

All synonyms of private investigator

Forms of private investigator

pluralprivate investigators

Questions about private investigator

What does private investigator mean?
Private investigator means an agent detective hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.
What part of speech is private investigator?
Private investigator is a noun.
What is the plural of private investigator?
The plural of private investigator is private investigators.

Words near private investigator in the dictionary

  1. private first class
  2. private good
  3. private goods
  4. private house
  5. private international law
  6. private investigator
  7. private investigators
  8. private investment banker
  9. private investment bankers
  10. private joke
  11. private jokes

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