detective

/dɪtˈɛktɪv/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a police officer who investigates crimes
2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

Synonyms for detective

• investigator
• tec
• police detective

Words that rhyme with detective

• effective
• objective
• collective
• connective
• corrective
• defective
• elective
• ineffective
• protective
• reflective
• directive
• infective
• perspective
• retrospective
• selective
• subjective
• affective
• introspective
• invective
• irrespective
• prospective
• respective
• convective
• projective