A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes". Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, or looks into records.
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Famous quotes containing the word detective:
“Ive always credited the private detective with a high degree of omniscience. Or is that only true in rental fiction?”
—John Paxton (19111985)
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—Raymond Chandler (18881959)
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