Detective | Mean of detective in English Dictionary

/dɪˈtɛktɪv/

• Noun
• a police officer whose job is to find information about crimes that have occurred and to catch criminals
1. She is a detective on the police force.
2. Detective Sgt. Lee is working on the case.
3. a homicide detective
• a person whose job is to find information about something or someone
1. She hired a detective to follow her husband.
• done in order to find out hidden or unknown information
1. We had to do some detective work to find out who used to own the property.

• of or relating to crimes and detectives
1. a detective story
2. He enjoys reading detective novels.