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What (who) is private eye - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Private Eyes; Private-eye; The Private Eyes; Private Eyes (album); Private eye (disambiguation); Private eyes; The Private Eyes (film); Private Eye (game); Private Eyes (film); Private Eye (video game)
private eye
BRITISH SATIRICAL AND CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE
Private Eye magazine; Arkell v. Pressdram; Arkell v. pressdram; Pressdram v. arkel; Pressdram v Arkell; Arkell vs. Pressdram; Arkell vs. Pressdram Ltd; User:Kylet/PI; Arkell v Pressdram; The Broon-ites; Arkell vs Pressdram; Neasden F C; Neasden F. C.; Private Eye (magazine); Neasden United; North Circular Relegation League; Private-eye.co.uk; Page 94
(private eyes)
You can refer to a private detective as a private eye, especially when he or she is a character in a film or story. (INFORMAL)
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private eye
BRITISH SATIRICAL AND CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE
Private Eye magazine; Arkell v. Pressdram; Arkell v. pressdram; Pressdram v. arkel; Pressdram v Arkell; Arkell vs. Pressdram; Arkell vs. Pressdram Ltd; User:Kylet/PI; Arkell v Pressdram; The Broon-ites; Arkell vs Pressdram; Neasden F C; Neasden F. C.; Private Eye (magazine); Neasden United; North Circular Relegation League; Private-eye.co.uk; Page 94
¦ noun informal a private detective.
private investigator
![[[Sherlock Holmes]], arguably the world's most famous fictional private investigator.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of the Abbey Grange - Sidney Paget.jpg?width=200 "[[Sherlock Holmes]], arguably the world's most famous fictional private investigator.")
PERSON (OTHER THAN A POLICE OFFICER) HIRED TO UNDERTAKE INVESTIGATORY LAW SERVICES
Private detective; Private investigators; Private detectives; Private investigation; Private Investigator; Private dick; Private Investigation; PIs in non-fiction; Professional Certified Investigator; Private Detective Agency; Private Detective; Inquiry agent; Private inquiry agent; Enquiry agent; Private enquiry agent; Undercover investigator; Private-detective; Private detective agency
¦ noun a private detective.
Wikipedia
Private eye
Private eye or Private Eye may refer to:
- Private investigator, a hired detective
- Private Eye, a British news, investigative and satirical magazine
Examples of use of private eye
1. The entry wouldnt have looked out of place in a Private Eye spoof.
2. A version of this sequence of events appeared in the satirical magazine Private Eye.
3. She then applied for a job at a private eye agency she had heard was hiring.
4. Harold Wilson‘s wife, Mary, wrote poetry much mocked by Private Eye.
5. His work also appeared in the Spectator, Private Eye and the New Scientist.