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Definition of Detective

Detective

  1. Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.
  2. One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.

Detective Quotations

If your neighbors think you're a detective because a cop always brings you home, you might be a redneck.
Jeff Foxworthy

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.
Agatha Christie

Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.
Arthur C. Clarke

I went to the premiere of The Detective with Sinatra, and perhaps people jumped to conclusions. He was very protective towards me and never came on to me sexually.
Jacqueline Bisset

I have never read horror, nor do I consider The Exorcist to be such, but rather as a suspenseful supernatural detective story, or paranormal police procedural.
William Peter Blatty
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Detective Translations

detective in Dutch is detective, rechercheur
detective in German is Detektiv
detective in Norwegian is detektiv
detective in Portuguese is detetive
detective in Spanish is detective
detective in Swedish is detektiv

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