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sleuth

sleuth [ slooth ]


noun  (plural sleuths)
Definition:
 
1.  ( informal )
Same as  detective


2. breed  ( dated )
Same as  sleuthhound (sense 1)




verb  (past and past participle sleuthed, present participle sleuth·ing, 3rd person present singular sleuths)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb investigate: to make investigations as, or in a similar way to, a detective ( informal )

2. transitive verb track somebody: to track or find somebody or something

[Early 19th century. Shortening of sleuthhound]
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