noun. A person, usually a member of a police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence or information.

adjective. Of or relating to detectives or their work.

adjective. Suited for or used in detection.

Fitted for or skilled in detecting; employed in detecting: as, the detective police.

Relating to detectives or to detection: as, a detective story.

noun. A person whose occupation it is to discover matters as to which information is desired, particularly concerning wrong-doers, and to obtain evidence to be used against them.

noun. One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.

adjective. Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals.

noun. A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.

noun. A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

noun. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

noun. a police officer who investigates crimes

""Be a label detective and learn how to decode labels," said Dr. Clifford Bassett, a fellow of the American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone School of Medicine."

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