private investigator vs store detective

private investigator and store detective both are nouns.

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

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

private investigator: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
store detective: a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage

Other hyponyms of private investigator include hotel detective, house detective, house dick, inquiry agent.

private investigator (noun)	store detective (noun)
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations	a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage

private investigator vs store detective

private investigator and store detective both are nouns.

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