123 entries under noun topic. ×

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