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   Sleuth

   /slo͞oTH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who investigates crimes; a detective.

   verb

   • 1. carry out a careful investigation into a crime or mystery: "there's nothing you can do but sleuth around until you find the answer"
   • ▪ discover by careful investigation: "my expertise was once again required to sleuth out the culprit"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘track’, in sleuth-hound): from Old Norse slóth; compare with slot2. Current senses date from the late 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   sleuthhound. shamus. snooper. operative. eavesdropper. hawkshaw. tec. eye. tail. beagle. police detective. flatfoot. shadow. prosecutors. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. blank. snub. abandon. abjure. abstain from. be oblivious to. breach. break off. brush aside.

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   Synonyms of sleuth. : detective. sleuth. 2 of 2. verb. sleuthed; sleuthing; sleuths. intransitive verb. : to act as a detective : search for information. transitive verb. : to search for and discover. Did you know? "They were the footprints of a gigantic hound!"

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   undercover agent. n. # mole , spy. Another way to say Sleuth? Synonyms for Sleuth (other words and phrases for Sleuth).

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   Definition. a person employed to follow and spy upon another. The police had already put a tail on a couple of suspects. Synonyms. shadow, detective, private eye (informal), sleuth (informal), private investigator.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sleuthSleuth - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Sleuth is a fun, sometimes playful, word for "detective." As a verb, it's also what a detective does. When you seek clues, you sleuth. You, sleuth, you! The word sleuth comes from the Old Norse sloth, meaning "trail" and sleuthing is following a trail.

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   6 days ago · Definition. a person employed to follow and spy upon another. The police had already put a tail on a couple of suspects. Synonyms. shadow, detective, private eye (informal), sleuth (informal), private investigator.

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   Synonyms for SLEUTH: private eye, gumshoe, agent, bears, sleuthhound, detective, investigator, shamus, tracker, spy, stag, snoop. Dictionary Thesaurus