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police detective vs plainclothesman

plainclothesman vs police detective

police detective and plainclothesman both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
police detective Yes No No No
plainclothesman Yes No No No
As nouns, plainclothesman is a hyponym of police detective; that is, plainclothesman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than police detective:
  • police detective: a police officer who investigates crimes
  • plainclothesman: a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
Other hyponyms of police detective include dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, tracer.
police detective (noun) plainclothesman (noun)
a police officer who investigates crimes a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
Difference between police detective and plainclothesman

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