private detective private corporation • private enterprise · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · private detective · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information. Synonyms: private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · pi · · Synonym 1 private eye · · Synonym 2 private investigator · · Synonym 3 operative · · Synonym 4 shamus · · Synonym 5 sherlock · · Synonym 6 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076