house dick

noun

A hotel detective.

Meanings

nounhouse dick (plural house dicks)

plural house dicks

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna private detective employed by a hotel or retail store

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house dick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20dick.

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