Synonyms of sherlock

sherlock

noun

ˈshər-ˌläk 

as in detective

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

one of literature's most eccentric sherlocks, Nero Wolfe manages to solve mysteries without so much as leaving the confines of his own home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detective
• investigator
• dick
• sleuth
• gumshoe
• operative
• private eye
• shamus
• private detective
• private investigator
• sleuthhound
• hawkshaw
• tracer
• tracker
• tail
• narc
• fed
• nark
• shadow
• Federal
• G-man
• plainclothesman