private detective in English

detective who works for and is paid by a private client

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1. I am an ace private detective.

2. 28 Are you sure you're not a private detective disguised as an intern?

3. The retired private detective sold his archive to Byline Investigates bit-by-bit over the last 18 months

4. In The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Sara (Fanning) has opened her own private detective agency and is leading the charge in a brand-new case

5. She awakens in a burger restaurant; but before she can leave the mall, private detective Douglas Cartland confronts her, claiming to have information about her birth.

6. Based on the famous detective created by Rex Stout, The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe stars Sydney Greenstreet as “the Balkiest, bulkiest, smartest, and most unpredictable detective in the worldthat brilliant eccentric private detective, orchid f

7. Based on the famous detective created by Rex Stout, The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe stars Sydney Greenstreet as "the Balkiest, bulkiest, smartest, and most unpredictable detective in the world that brilliant eccentric private detective, orchid fancier and gargantuan gourmet."