investigator vs detective

investigator and detective both are nouns.

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

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

investigator: someone who investigates
detective: an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

Other hyponyms of investigator include adjuster, adjustor, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor, coroner, medical examiner, examiner, inspector, ombudsman.

As nouns, investigator and detective are synonyms defined as:

investigator and detective: a police officer who investigates crimes

Other synonyms of investigator include police detective, tec.

investigator (noun)	detective (noun)
someone who investigates	a police officer who investigates crimes
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research	an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
a police officer who investigates crimes

investigator vs detective

investigator and detective both are nouns.

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