DETECTIVE


Meaning of DETECTIVE in English

/di tek"tiv/ , n.

1. a member of the police force or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of offenses against the law.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to detection or detectives: a detective story.

3. serving to detect; detecting: various detective devices.

[ 1830-40; DETECT + -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .