36 entries under detective topic. ×

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spy(noun, verb, person, information, follow)
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)
5
sleuthhound
4
eavesdropper(noun, information, agent, spy, scout)
4
operative(noun, plant, agent, mole, gumshoe)
4
private investigator(noun, expression, agent, spy, informer)
4
tail(noun, verb, examine, case, discover)
3
P.I.
3
agent(noun, plant, spy, operative, informer)
3
bloodhound(noun, agent, spy, informer, reporter)
3
cop(noun, agent, spy, informer, reporter)
2
spotter(noun, plant, watch, guard, agent)
1
Sherlock Holmes(expression, agent, spy, informer, gumshoe)
1
analyst(agent, spy, hound, informer, reporter)
1
flatfoot(noun, agent, spy, informer, reporter)
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