detective, investigator, tec, police detective
(noun) a police officer who investigates crimes
detective
(noun) an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Source: WordNet® 3.1
detective (plural detectives)
(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
• (law enforcement): DT (abbreviation), Det (abbreviation)
• (person employed to find information): private detective, private investigator
• (person employed to find information): (slang) dick, private dick
• sleuth
detective (not comparable)
Employed in detecting.
Source: Wiktionary
De*tect"ive, a.
Definition: Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.
De*tect"ive, n.
Definition: One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
