Synonyms of private investigator

private investigator

noun

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as in detective

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detective
• investigator
• private detective
• private eye
• operative
• dick
• sleuth
• sleuthhound
• hawkshaw
• gumshoe
• shamus
• sherlock
• tracer
• tracker
• tail
• Federal
• fed
• plainclothesman
• shadow
• narc
• nark
• G-man

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of private investigator

According to court records, Recio agreed to bribe Costanzo, who was the DEA supervisor in Miami, in exchange for his providing the private investigator with confidential information about narcotics investigations. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025

Comments The private investigator cracked the case. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025

Now, to be clear, NGN has stressed that none of its staff at The Sun, which is still around today, were ever involved in any unlawful activities, only private investigators. —Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025

As part of its probe, the U.S. is trying to extradite an Israeli private investigator named Amit Forlit from the United Kingdom for allegedly orchestrating the hacking campaign. —Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025