What is another name for a sleuth?

In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sleuth, like: agent, detective, spy, investigator, shamus, private eye, sleuthhound, stag, snoop, gumshoe and bears.

What do you mean by sleuth?

a detective
sleuth \SLOOTH\ verb. 1 : to act as a detective : search for information. 2 : to search for and discover.

Is sleuth a common word?

Yes, ‘detective’, certainly, as in the common collocation amateur sleuth; it is also a verb, as in sleuth it out.

How do you pronounce sleuth?

What is the definition of Shamus?

Definition of shamus

1 slang : police officer. 2 slang : private investigator.

What is the difference between sleuth and detective?

sleuth Add to list Share. Sleuth is a fun, sometimes playful, word for “detective.” As a verb, it’s also what a detective does. When you seek clues, you sleuth.

What is a Internet sleuth?

An internet sleuth is a person who searches the internet for information on a person or an event, doing a kind of detective work through the internet.

What is the plural of sleuth?

UK /sluːθ/ singular. sleuth. plural. sleuths.