SLEUTH


Meaning of SLEUTH in English

I. ˈslüth noun

Etymology: short for sleuthhound

Date: 1872

: detective

II. verb

Date: 1900

intransitive verb

: to act as a detective : search for information

transitive verb

: to search for and discover

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.