17
detective(noun, person, plant, investigate, agent)
12
analyst(noun, person, search, agent, first)
11
examiner(noun, person, search, agent, first)
10
inquisitor(noun, person, investigate, ask, agent)
10
researcher(noun, person, investigate, ask, agent)
9
gumshoe(noun, person, slang, investigate, agent)
8
explorer(noun, person, search, first)
8
sleuth(noun, person, plant, investigate, agent)
7
dick(noun, slang, investigate, gumshoe, detective)
7
tec
6
inspector(noun, person, inquiry, examiner)
6
inquirer(noun, person, investigate, ask, agent)
6
police detective(noun, expression, idiom)
6
private detective(noun, expression, idiom, person, agent)
6
questioner(noun, person, investigate, ask, tester)
6
research worker(noun, expression, idiom, scientist)
5
eye(noun, informal, investigate)
5
Hawkshaw
5
private eye(noun, expression, idiom, person, gumshoe)
4
spy(noun, person, plant, agent, shadow)
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