private dick en · NOUN
Meanings
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(colloquial) A private investigator; a private detective.
‘Private dick, eh?’ he said, not looking at me at all, but looking out of his window.
1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 130:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| private dicks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |