detectives
Academic Word List, sublist 8.
About 1.85 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun plural of detective
- verb third-person singular simple present indicative of detective
Similar words
investigator tec police detective constables cops elli examiners gendarmes informants informers
Often followed by
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Word family
detect detectable detected detecting detection detective detector detectors detects
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