n. Function: noun
one employed or engaged in detecting lawbreakers or in getting information that is not readily or publicly accessible FF1C; used detectives to locate the missing witness FF1E;
Synonyms: dick, ||eye, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, plainclothesman, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, sleuth, ||tec; compare INFORMER , PRIVATE DETECTIVE
Related Words: G-man; roper; shoofly; ||narc