Meanings
nounsuperdetective (plural superdetectives)
plural superdetectives
- An extremely skillful or dedicated detective
A guy shoots himself and you drive all the way up here like some goddamned superdetective.
2002, The End of the Marriage, →ISBN, page 114Synonyms: superdick, supersleuth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn extremely skillful or dedicated detective
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Englishdetective
- Englishsuperdetective
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