- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|460
- Abbreviations|0
| reeve | |
| research worker(expression, idiom) | |
| researcher(noun, agent, hound, police, gumshoe) | |
| revenuer | |
| reviewer(agent, hound, monitor, manager, police) | |
| roundsman | |
| runner(noun, watch, guard, spy, lookout) | |
| sampler | |
| secret service(noun, expression, plant, agent, operative) | |
| shadow(noun, informal, investigator) | |
| sheriff | |
| sleeper(noun, plant, agent, operative, informer) | |
| sleuthhound | |
| spook(noun, plant, agent, operative, informer) | |
| spotter(noun, plant, watch, guard, agent) | |
| store detective | |
| tester(agent, hound, monitor, manager, police) | |
| tipstaff | |
| undercover agent(noun, expression, plant, watch, agent) | |
| watch(guard, spy, lookout, custodian, warden) |
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