Synonyms for investigator
Most common
detective police detective sleuth gumshoe researcher examiner
All synonyms
Noun
1. Detective
detective, police detective, sleuth, gumshoe, private eye, dick, tec
Other
researcher, examiner, inquirer, querist formal, indagator dated
Definitions
- n. 1
One who investigates.
Related words
- Phrases
- private investigator
Forms
- Plural
- investigators → detectives, sleuths, gumshoes, dicks…
Example sentences
- detective The detective took down his testimony on the spot.
- sleuth The sleuth gave Mennad his card before he left.
- researcher He was a former university professor and researcher.
- examiner The applicant impressed the examiner favorably.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| investigator | steady | |
| detective | rising | |
| sleuth | rising | |
| gumshoe | rising | |
| researcher | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- tec1
- 4 letters
- dick1
- 6 letters
- sleuth1
- 7 letters
- gumshoe2, querist
- 8 letters
- examiner4, inquirer3
- 9 letters
- detective3, indagator
- 10 letters
- researcher3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gumshoe2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- enquêteur