private investigator
noun
: a person not a member of a police force who is licensed to do detective work (such as investigation of suspected wrongdoing or searching for missing persons)
Examples of private investigator in a Sentence
She hired a private investigator to follow her husband.
the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator
Recent Examples on the Web
The duke had sued News Group Newspapers (NGN) – publisher of British tabloids The Sun and the now-shuttered News of the World – claiming journalists and private investigators working for the publications had targeted him and his family between 1996 and 2011.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
During the event, Moore displayed poster boards of Eady, which were blurred by Bravo, and said they were provided to her by a private investigator.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
They get snared into helping their private investigator friend Moby (Hung) track down kidnappers intent on capturing a young woman named Sylvia (Lola Forner), who turns out to be the illegitimate daughter of a Spanish count.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
Over the years, private investigator Steve Ridge has pushed for the courts to unseal records relating to the case.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
During the event, Moore displayed poster boards of Eady, which were blurred by Bravo, and said they were provided to her by a private investigator.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
They get snared into helping their private investigator friend Moby (Hung) track down kidnappers intent on capturing a young woman named Sylvia (Lola Forner), who turns out to be the illegitimate daughter of a Spanish count.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
Over the years, private investigator Steve Ridge has pushed for the courts to unseal records relating to the case.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for private investigator
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“Private investigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20investigator. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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