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detective vs plainclothesman

plainclothesman vs detective

detective and plainclothesman both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detective Yes No No No
plainclothesman Yes No No No
As nouns, plainclothesman is a hyponym of detective; that is, plainclothesman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detective:
  • detective: a police officer who investigates crimes
  • plainclothesman: a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
Other hyponyms of detective include dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, tracer.
detective (noun) plainclothesman (noun)
a police officer who investigates crimes a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Difference between detective and plainclothesman

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