private investigator
Americannoun
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private investigators
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of private investigator
First recorded in 1935–40
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Around December 2022, the crypto platform OKX received a tip from a private investigator about a suspicious wallet hosted on its platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Join local social-media groups, call board officers directly, or use personal connections to get information before making an offer, said Dave Amis, a private investigator in Austin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Epstein hired a private investigator to trace the missing assistant, Anya says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a private investigator," she said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
White learned of the statement that private investigator No. 28 had obtained from the Kaw Indian woman, in which Rose had confessed to being the murderer.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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