detective
a police officer who investigates crimes
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,835 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 46,858 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a police officer who investigates crimes also: investigator, tec, police detective
- an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
detective in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was training for an admirable detective in plain clothes.
Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 3 (of 3) · Henry, Mrs. Wood · Chapter 2
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The detective at the door came over with a look of supreme contempt on his face.
The Spoilers of the Valley · Robert Watson · Chapter 1
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If a man likes adventure or detective stories, he can find more and better ones in the S.
On the wings of fate · Effie Adelaide Rowlands · Chapter 1
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He told his story to the greatest detective in the world, who was in charge of the case for the Government.
The Unpublishable Memoirs · A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf) Rosenbach · Chapter 2
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In fact, detective work, for all that is said on the other side, is mostly the ability to recognize and connect coincidences.
Average Jones · Samuel Hopkins Adams · Chapter 2