Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun private_investigator

1 sense of private investigator

Sense 1
private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock -- (someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information)
       => detective -- (an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public)

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