supersleuth

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noun

Any famous, successful detective, especially a fictitious one.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounsupersleuth (plural supersleuths)

plural supersleuths

  1. Any famous, successful detective, especially a fictitious one.

    Synonyms: superdetective, superdick

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny famous, successful detective, especially a fictitious one.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishsleuth
  8. Englishsupersleuth

From super- + sleuth.

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APA

supersleuth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersleuth

MLA

“supersleuth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersleuth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supersleuth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersleuth.

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