sleuth (**슬**루스) — a detective, especially a private investigator
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a detective, especially a private investigator
Pronunciation (IPA): /sluːθ/
Korean meaning: 탐정, 특히 사립탐정
Korean pronunciation: **슬**루스
Example Sentences
- My grandmother is quite the sleuth when it comes to neighborhood gossip.
- The cyber sleuth tracked down the hacker using digital footprints.
- Stop sleuthing through my browser history!
sleuth
NOUN//sluːθ//
a detective, especially a private investigator
💡 Concept
a detective, especially a private investigator
🎵 Rhyme
The sleuth finds truth in the booth!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/sluːθ/
🇬🇧 UK/sluːθ/
🌳Etymology
Rootsleuth
Origin
원래는 '발자국, 흔적'을 뜻하는 고대 노르웨이어에서 유래했습니다. 19세기에 탐정소설이 인기를 얻으면서 '단서를 따라가는 사람' 즉 '탐정'의 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
truthyouthbooth
truth
youth
booth
🔗Collocations
amateur sleuth
sleuth around
internet sleuth
famous sleuth
sleuth work
sleuth story
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother is quite the sleuth when it comes to neighborhood gossip.”
“The cyber sleuth tracked down the hacker using digital footprints.”
😄 Fun example
“Stop sleuthing through my browser history!”
😄 Fun example
“The young sleuth discovered the missing homework under the couch.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
detectiveinvestigatorgumshoeprivate eye
Antonyms
criminalsuspect
Related
mysteryclueinvestigationcaseevidence
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