private investigator

English

Noun

private investigator (plural private investigators)

1. An agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.

Synonyms

• dick
• gumshoe
• PI
• private eye
• private detective
• private dick
• snoop

Translations

agent hired by a private party

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 私人偵探／私人侦探 (sīrén zhēntàn)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: yksityisetsivä (fi)
• French: détective privé (fr) m
• Italian: investigatore privato m
• Portuguese: detetive particular m or f
• Swedish: privatdetektiv (sv) c

See also

• skip tracing