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detectivea police officer whose job is to investigate crimes and catch criminals

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a police officer whose job is to investigate crimes and catch criminals

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈtektɪv/

Korean meaning: 범죄를 수사하고 범인을 잡는 것이 일인 경찰관, 탐정

Korean pronunciation: 디**텍**티브

Example Sentences

  • The detective interrogated the suspect while eating donuts, because apparently that's mandatory in cop movies.
  • She hired a detective to find out why her cat keeps disappearing every Tuesday.
  • The experienced detective could solve most cases just by looking at the evidence.

detective

NOUN

//dɪˈtektɪv//

a police officer whose job is to investigate crimes and catch criminals

detective concept
💡 Concept

a police officer whose job is to investigate crimes and catch criminals

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈtektɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈtektɪv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Roottect
Suffix--ive

Origin

라틴어 'detectus'(덮개를 벗겨내다)에서 유래. 숨겨진 진실의 덮개를 벗겨내어 범죄를 밝혀내는 사람이라는 의미에서 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

selectiveprotectivecollectiveeffective
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protective
collective
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The detective interrogated the suspect while eating donuts, because apparently that's mandatory in cop movies.

😄 Fun example

She hired a detective to find out why her cat keeps disappearing every Tuesday.

The experienced detective could solve most cases just by looking at the evidence.

😄 Fun example

My mom has detective-level skills when it comes to finding out who ate the last cookie.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

investigatorsleuthinspectorgumshoe

Antonyms

criminalsuspectperpetrator

Related

policeinvestigationcrimeevidencemysteryclue