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private investigator
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌpraɪ.vət ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪ.tər/ us /ˌpraɪ.vət ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɚ/(abbreviationPI)
someone whose job is discovering information about people, but who is not a police officer or a government employee:
A private investigator tracked down the contractor who built the house.
Many private investigators work for insurance companies to investigate suspicious insurance claims.
Synonym
private detective
Private investigators perform various types of surveillance.
New York's finest private investigators have so far been unable to track him down.
The family hired a private investigator in a desperate attempt to help police find their daughter.
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private investigator | American Dictionary
private investigator
noun[ C ]
us/ˈprɑɪ·vɪt inˈves·tɪˌɡeɪ·tər/(alsoprivate detective, us/ˈprɑɪ·vɪt dɪˈtek·tɪv/); (infmlprivate eye, us/ˈprɑɪ·vɪt ˈɑɪ/)
a person whose job it is to discover information about people, but who is not a member of a police force
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