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house dick

American  

noun

Slang.

  1. house detective.

Etymology

Origin of house dick

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

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Only a few steps from his bedroom, a kitchen oil stove had flared up, been doused by a maid and a house dick.

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