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private eye

noun

Meaning

  1. A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

private detective(English)private investigator(English)operative(English)pi(English)sherlock(English)detective(English)house detective(English)peeker(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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