detective vs private investigator

detective and private investigator both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
detective	Yes	No	No	No
private investigator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, private investigator is a hyponym of detective; that is, private investigator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detective:

detective: an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
private investigator: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations

Other hyponyms of detective include operative, PI, private detective, private eye, shamus, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound.

detective (noun)	private investigator (noun)
a police officer who investigates crimes	someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

detective vs private investigator

detective and private investigator both are nouns.

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