hawkshaw

noun

ˈhȯk-ˌshȯ How to pronounce hawkshaw (audio)
Definition of hawkshawnext
as in detective
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons the firm hired a hawkshaw to find out who was fencing stock from their warehouse

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  1. detective
  2. investigator
  3. private eye
Noun
  • Questioning John is Lou Smit, a homicide detective then working for the Boulder D.A.'s office.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • David Hasselhoff and company tried to make this after-dark Baywatch spinoff work, but turning frequently shirtless lifeguard Mitch into a second-shift detective wasn’t a natural progression for the character.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of detective
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  • Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images SEOUL and LONDON -- The two survivors of South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as investigators began far-reaching probes into both the fatal crash and the country's broader aviation operations.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The two men and teenage boy were treated, released and interviewed by investigators, according to a statement issued Thursday.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of investigator
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  • When a judge tentatively allowed the music to bang on this fall, sonic private eyes and city officials patrolled the neighborhood with microphones and decibel meters, gathering ammunition for the battle.
    Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In Hot Spot, set in a near future society ruled by sentient A.I., a private eye investigates a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of private eye
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