There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
DETECTIVE
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
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• (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
Adjective
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
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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