Synonyms for private eye
- noun
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Noun
dick, private detective, operative, private investigator, investigator, sleuth, gumshoe, shamus slang US
Definitions
- n. 1
A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.
Example sentences
- dick Dick tried to solve that problem, but he couldn't.
- operative An undercover operative infiltrated the organization.
By length
- 4 letters
- dick1
- 6 letters
- sleuth1, shamus2
- 7 letters
- gumshoe2
- 9 letters
- operative4
- 12 letters
- investigator5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shamus2 = 2 syllables).