Detective
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| - | #REDIRECT [[Detective fiction]] | + | [[Image:Paget holmes.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Sherlock Holmes]] (right) and Dr. Watson, by [[Sidney Paget]]]] |
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| + | A '''detective''' is an investigator, either a member of a [[police]] agency or a private person. The latter may be known as [[private investigator]]s (P.I.s or "Private I's", hence the [[pun|play-on-words]], "Private Eyes"). Informally, and primarily in [[fiction]], a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves [[crime]]s, including historical crimes, or looks into records. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Inspector]] | ||
| + | * [[Investigator]] | ||
| + | * [[Special agent]] | ||
| + | *[[Detective fiction]] | ||
| + | *[[Occult detective fiction]] | ||
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A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators (P.I.s or "Private I's", hence the play-on-words, "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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