Synonyms and antonyms of Private investigators in British Thesaurus

detective (noun)

someone who is paid by other people to find out information

investigator (noun)

someone whose job is to officially find out the facts about something, especially a crime or an accident

private detective (noun)

someone who is paid to follow people secretly or to find out information about their lives

private investigator (noun)

a private detective

store detective (noun)

someone whose job is to stop people from stealing things from a shop

private eye (noun)

informal a private detective

sleuth (noun)

old-fashioned someone who tries to solve crimes or mysteries

dick (noun)

Americaninformal old-fashioned a private detective

Sherlock Holmes ()

a very clever detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He wears a special hat called a deerstalker.

gumshoe (noun)

Americanold-fashioned a detective