private eye
[noun]
Synonyms: private detective, operative, Pinkerton, shamus

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ˌPrivate ˈEye trademark
a British satirical magazine which is known for criticizing and making jokes about famous people, and for printing stories about dishonest or embarrassing behaviour by people in public life

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ˌprivate ˈeye noun [countable]
informal a private detective

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private eye
n., colloquial A private investigator; a detective.
Buddy Ebsen played a private eye on "Bamaby Jones."

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