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detective meaning in Tamil

துப்பறிவாளர்

/dɪˈtɛktɪv/

detective in Tamil: துப்பறிவாளர். In English, detective means a police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.

Tamil words for detective

துப்பறிவாளர்

English meaning of detective

  1. noun A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
  2. noun A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
  3. noun A work of detective fiction.
  4. adjective Employed in detecting.

Full definition of detective

detective in a sentence

  • He worked as a detective with the agency for five years.

Synonyms of detective

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Questions about detective in Tamil

What is the meaning of detective in Tamil?
Detective in Tamil is துப்பறிவாளர்.
detective என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Detective: துப்பறிவாளர்.
What does detective mean in English?
Detective means a police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: detective (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: detective (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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