private dick

noun

A private investigator; a private detective.

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Meanings

nounprivate dick (plural private dicks)

plural private dicks

  1. colloquialA private investigator; a private detective.

    ‘Private dick, eh?’ he said, not looking at me at all, but looking out of his window.

    1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 130

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
detectiveprivate detectiveprivate investigator
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APA

private dick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20dick

MLA

“private dick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20dick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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