house detective

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person employed by a privately owned establishment, such as a hotel or large retail store, with the job of preventing wrongdoing and apprehending violators of laws or other regulations.

Word forms

house detective house detectives house-detective

Related words

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