20
spy(noun, verb, person, information, follow)
17
snoop(noun, verb, person, plant, examine)
15
detective(noun, information, plant, watch, investigate)
12
gumshoe(noun, slang, investigate, agent, spy)
12
investigator(noun, person, plant, investigate, agent)
10
dick(noun, slang, investigate, agent, spy)
8
private eye(noun, expression, agent, spy, informer)
8
eye(noun, informal, investigate, agent, spy)
7
private detective(noun, expression, idiom, private, detective)
5
shamus(noun, agent, spy, informer, reporter)
5
sleuthhound(noun, detective)
5
stag(verb, examine, case, discover, watch)
4
eavesdropper(noun, information, agent, spy, scout)
4
operative(noun, plant, agent, mole, gumshoe)
4
private investigator(noun, expression, agent, spy, informer)
4
scout(noun, verb, person, plant, examine)
4
tail(noun, verb, examine, case, discover)
4
tec
3
Hawkshaw
3
P.I.(noun, detective)
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