Definition of private detective in English:

private detective

(also private investigator)

noun

A freelance detective who carries out covert investigations on behalf of private clients.
私人侦探
Example sentencesExamples
- Finally, of course, most of us don't have to worry about being investigated by private detectives.
- The Daily Dispatch reported last week that private investigators acting for Medshield, a healthcare client of Medscheme, raided the rooms of four Eastern Cape doctors suspected of fraud.
- We as a municipality then continued our investigation by appointing a private investigator.
- There are no formal education requirements for most guards, private detective and investigative jobs, although many private detectives have a college degree.
- The 61-year-old became a private detective about 25 years ago after working as a detective inspector in Lewisham's CID division.
- Behind the scenes, private investigators are doing covert surveillance for government agencies and the insurance industry, or tracing people to serve court orders.
- Is the family indicating one way or another whether they will hire private investigators to conduct their own investigation?
- He also confesses that he carried one with him as a private detective, but only because he was told that the Russian mob had put a contract out on him in 1997.
- State officials are now investigating those private detectives.
- They not only have to make a judgment whether a website is illegal or not - they also have to act as a private detective agency, investigating the accusations and deciding on the merits of the evidence they gather.
- The lawsuit judgment noted that a private investigator hired by the injured women and the ongoing police investigation eventually linked him with the vehicle.
- But he had to feel creepy, like the rest of us, upon learning he and his teammates were being investigated by private detectives hired by the parents and coaches of two Little League teams that have lost to the Baby Bombers.
- It remains unclear how much information the government has about his actions and whether the lawyers and clients who retained the private investigator knew of any wiretapping.
- The police fraud squad and private investigators are investigating a scam which after a two-week spending spree has cost a number of city companies and a bank here more than R500000.
- After three years of refusing to accept his death, she starts a long investigation and hires a private detective.
- ‘I feel we should look into the possibility of hiring private detectives or investigators to gather information against those who responsible for leaving this mess,’ he added.
- The prosecution alleged that the wife had a lover in the US and that her husband, a New York native, had hired a private detective to investigate the affair.
- As a former private investigator, I have investigated incidents from minor ‘fender benders’ to missing persons and even murder.
- Three members of Strategic Solutions, the Johannesburg firm of private investigators that investigates fraudulent medical aid claims on behalf of Medscheme, visited Umtata on Thursday.
- The mechanic was suspended from his job following an investigation into his work by a private detective hired by the company.
Synonyms
private investigator, detective, operative
British enquiry agent
informal private eye, PI, sleuth, snoop
North American informal private dick, peeper, shamus, gumshoe
informal, dated hawkshaw, sherlock
North American dated Pinkerton

Definition of private detective in US English:

private detective

nounˈprīvit dəˈtektivˈpraɪvɪt dəˈtɛktɪv

another term for private investigator
Example sentencesExamples
- The series, which follows the adventures of a single mother turned private investigator, also helped Wilson Wesley first strike gold in publishing.
- They used their new identities to set up a perfectly mundane private investigator's service and stayed in business for many years.
- Ed had some private investigator after him after we stayed at this one hotel.
- Robert puts his heart into all his undertakings, but so far he hasn't really come up with anything quite as sustaining as his wife's private detective agency.
- Your 21st century private investigator, in fact, is more likely to be trailing a man because he's skiving off work pretending to have a bad back than because he's a member of the drug-dealing local mafia who's blackmailing a client.
- He plays private detective to find out how the corporate crooks get away with it and what we can do to stop them.
- Effie Perine, secretary to private detective Sam Spade, opened his door to announce that a client, Miss Wonderly, was there to see him.
- Yesterday one private investigator based in Gloucestershire claimed he had been approached by about a dozen parents desperate to explain their teenagers' erratic behaviour.
- This international private investigator had a clear advantage over all the other interested groups; he worked for everyone.
- Lila barely has a chance to fill Sam in when Arbogast, a fairly sleazy private detective, appears, having followed Lila from Phoenix.
- When a slump goes on that long, judging it requires not a sportswriter, but a tag-team consisting of a psychiatrist, private detective and tarot-card reader.
- The girl's father and police think Barbara is dead, but private detective Dave Fenner is on the case tracking down the kidnappers.
- Though I understood the attorney and private detective comparisons, any semblance to Erle Stanley Gardner's sleuthing duo ended there.
- A former police officer turned private detective, he was hired to watch all the other guests on the Island.
- Maybe he should resign and do some private detective work.
- The private detective sticks his head out of the train window as it pulls out of the busy urban station.
- The National Rugby League sent it's own private investigator to Coffs Harbour to examine claims of drunken behaviour by the players on the night in question.
- Into this paradise lost, Carole, a brilliant lawyer turned private detective, is called to improve communications and help build roads.
- He sent some private investigator to Miami and tracked me down.
- But if you really believe that all of us have the right to control information about ourselves, shouldn't private detective work be per se illegal in the great majority of cases?

单词	private detective
释义	Definition of private detective in English: private detective (also private investigator) noun A freelance detective who carries out covert investigations on behalf of private clients. 私人侦探 Example sentencesExamples Finally, of course, most of us don't have to worry about being investigated by private detectives. The Daily Dispatch reported last week that private investigators acting for Medshield, a healthcare client of Medscheme, raided the rooms of four Eastern Cape doctors suspected of fraud. We as a municipality then continued our investigation by appointing a private investigator. There are no formal education requirements for most guards, private detective and investigative jobs, although many private detectives have a college degree. The 61-year-old became a private detective about 25 years ago after working as a detective inspector in Lewisham's CID division. Behind the scenes, private investigators are doing covert surveillance for government agencies and the insurance industry, or tracing people to serve court orders. Is the family indicating one way or another whether they will hire private investigators to conduct their own investigation? He also confesses that he carried one with him as a private detective, but only because he was told that the Russian mob had put a contract out on him in 1997. State officials are now investigating those private detectives. They not only have to make a judgment whether a website is illegal or not - they also have to act as a private detective agency, investigating the accusations and deciding on the merits of the evidence they gather. The lawsuit judgment noted that a private investigator hired by the injured women and the ongoing police investigation eventually linked him with the vehicle. But he had to feel creepy, like the rest of us, upon learning he and his teammates were being investigated by private detectives hired by the parents and coaches of two Little League teams that have lost to the Baby Bombers. It remains unclear how much information the government has about his actions and whether the lawyers and clients who retained the private investigator knew of any wiretapping. The police fraud squad and private investigators are investigating a scam which after a two-week spending spree has cost a number of city companies and a bank here more than R500000. After three years of refusing to accept his death, she starts a long investigation and hires a private detective. ‘I feel we should look into the possibility of hiring private detectives or investigators to gather information against those who responsible for leaving this mess,’ he added. The prosecution alleged that the wife had a lover in the US and that her husband, a New York native, had hired a private detective to investigate the affair. As a former private investigator, I have investigated incidents from minor ‘fender benders’ to missing persons and even murder. Three members of Strategic Solutions, the Johannesburg firm of private investigators that investigates fraudulent medical aid claims on behalf of Medscheme, visited Umtata on Thursday. The mechanic was suspended from his job following an investigation into his work by a private detective hired by the company. Synonyms private investigator, detective, operative British enquiry agent informal private eye, PI, sleuth, snoop North American informal private dick, peeper, shamus, gumshoe informal, dated hawkshaw, sherlock North American dated Pinkerton Definition of private detective in US English: private detective nounˈprīvit dəˈtektivˈpraɪvɪt dəˈtɛktɪv another term for private investigator Example sentencesExamples The series, which follows the adventures of a single mother turned private investigator, also helped Wilson Wesley first strike gold in publishing. They used their new identities to set up a perfectly mundane private investigator's service and stayed in business for many years. Ed had some private investigator after him after we stayed at this one hotel. Robert puts his heart into all his undertakings, but so far he hasn't really come up with anything quite as sustaining as his wife's private detective agency. Your 21st century private investigator, in fact, is more likely to be trailing a man because he's skiving off work pretending to have a bad back than because he's a member of the drug-dealing local mafia who's blackmailing a client. He plays private detective to find out how the corporate crooks get away with it and what we can do to stop them. Effie Perine, secretary to private detective Sam Spade, opened his door to announce that a client, Miss Wonderly, was there to see him. Yesterday one private investigator based in Gloucestershire claimed he had been approached by about a dozen parents desperate to explain their teenagers' erratic behaviour. This international private investigator had a clear advantage over all the other interested groups; he worked for everyone. Lila barely has a chance to fill Sam in when Arbogast, a fairly sleazy private detective, appears, having followed Lila from Phoenix. When a slump goes on that long, judging it requires not a sportswriter, but a tag-team consisting of a psychiatrist, private detective and tarot-card reader. The girl's father and police think Barbara is dead, but private detective Dave Fenner is on the case tracking down the kidnappers. Though I understood the attorney and private detective comparisons, any semblance to Erle Stanley Gardner's sleuthing duo ended there. A former police officer turned private detective, he was hired to watch all the other guests on the Island. Maybe he should resign and do some private detective work. The private detective sticks his head out of the train window as it pulls out of the busy urban station. The National Rugby League sent it's own private investigator to Coffs Harbour to examine claims of drunken behaviour by the players on the night in question. Into this paradise lost, Carole, a brilliant lawyer turned private detective, is called to improve communications and help build roads. He sent some private investigator to Miami and tracked me down. But if you really believe that all of us have the right to control information about ourselves, shouldn't private detective work be per se illegal in the great majority of cases?
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