house detective
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of house detective
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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He’s got the look of a house detective.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 27, 2020
Another principal figure was the arrested Hilton Hotel house detective, 39-year-old Ed Murphy.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2012
I was asked more than once to leave the Plaza Hotel, ushered out by the house detective.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2012
The house detective found that she had a prison record, insisted that she be not allowed in the guests' rooms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Standing before the desk near the stairway was the tall figure of Donahue, house detective.
From Cheerful—By Request by Ferber, Edna
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