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detective

/dɪˈtɛktɪv/

US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈtɛktɪv/
dɪˈtɛktɪv
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

dɪ - ˈtɛktɪv -> detective

Myanmar meaning

(n) စုံထောက်။

Full entry

detective /dÇ'tektÇv/ n

စုံထောက်။
Detective Inspector (Roger) Brown ❍ detectives from the anti-terrorist squad ❍ employ a private detective ❍ detective fiction/stories/novels.

More examples
  • A detective agency
  • I’m reading a detective novel.
Synonyms
police officer, officer, police man, policewoman, P. I., Sherlock Holmes, agent, analyst, bird dog, bloodhound, bull, constable, cop, dick, eavesdropper, eye, fed, fink, flatfoot, gumshoe, informer, investigator, nark, peeper, plainclothes officer, private detective, private eye, private investigator, prosecutor, reporter, roper, scout, sergeant, shadow, shamus, shoofly, sleuth, slewfoot, snoop, spy, tail
Cross references
police officerofficerpolice manpolicewomanP. I.Sherlock Holmesagentanalystbird dogbloodhoundbullconstablecopdickeavesdroppereyefedfinkflatfootgumshoeinformerinvestigatornarkpeeperplainclothes officerprivate detectiveprivate eyeprivate investigator
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