private investigator

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

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Recent Examples on the Web The show followed Kristen Bell as the titular Veronica Mars, a high school student who helps her father as a private investigator. Colson Thayer, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024 That may be why private investigator Jackson Brodie has this tendency to try to reassign blame to a guiltier party, in Kate Atkinson’s bestselling series. Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024 Dominick opened up in 2007 to Slate about hiring a private investigator to track down Sweeney, who moved to the Pacific Northwest and changed his name to John Maura. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024 Advertisement Since that investigation, a whistleblower has sued the state, a top cannabis official resigned and the state hired a private investigator, Paige reports. Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for private investigator 

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“Private investigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private%20investigator. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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