An investigator is a detective, usually a member of a law firm. They often gather information to solve crime by talking to witnesses and informers, gathering physical evidence, or searching records on a website. This leads to criminal arrests and the possibility of a court trial.
Detective Vocabulary Words for Investigators
Following is the list of commonly used slang words used for private investigators:
- Gravel Road Cops
Royal Canadian investigators are known around the world for their days as law enforcement.
- Mountie
The most popular nickname for members of the Royal Canadian Mounted investigator is Mountie. The term is abbreviated to mean “riding” and refers to the fact that these officers were historically guarded by cavalry.
- O Po Po
In Ontario, Canada, local gendarms are known as O Po Po. This is an acronym for Ontario Provincial Police. Sometimes the nickname of these lawmakers is even shorter, and people refer to them simply as OPP.
- Pc
Also in Ontario, local constables are named PCs. This is simply an abbreviated form of the term “provincial constables.”
- Blue Bottle
Cockney blend “bottle and glass”
- Rozz
Abbreviated “report on summons”
- Nicker
Propaganda when a police officer “beats,” or detains, a suspect
- Man
This term is often used in a broader sense than the law, referring to those having authority.
- A Pig
This term is used in many countries, usually in the same context. It is often used to express dissatisfaction with the enforcement tactics used by law enforcement.
- Gumshoe
The term eventually came to be used as a cover-up and ended up being used to refer to detectives.
- Dick
The word dick is a long term detective term. Some people think that the word came as a nickname for detectives, simply a short form of detective.
- Barney
The word barney is often used as a bad word to describe police officers who appear to be irrational, joking or overly excited.
- Peeper
An informal word to the eye
- Bloodhound
A type of large hound of European origin with a very unpleasant odor and used for tracking
- Tracker
Someone who follows the game
- Private Eye
A person who can be hired as a detective to collect information
- Snooper
A spy who invites uninvited questions to the private affairs of others
- Shadow
A spy hired to track someone and report their movements
- Follower
A person who walks behind or follows another
- Forensics
It is the use of scientific methods in criminal investigation.
- Red Herring
Something intended to distract attention from the main subject
- Force Shadowing
The act of giving vague previous references
- Flash Back
A change in a story to a previous event or scene
- Alibi
Proof that a criminal suspect would not do it
- Sleuth
Tracker
- Fore Shadow
Indicate by signs
- Hunch
The idea that it is possible that something is happening
- Herring
An important commercial fish that is often eaten as food
- Deduction
The act of removing a part from the rest
- Suspense
An uncertain attitude
- Clue
Evidence that helps solve the problem
- Detective
A police detective investigating a crime
- Investigation
Investigation of unusual or questionable acts
- Plot
A small area of soil covered with some vegetation
- Motive
A motivating factor in the goal you want to achieve
- Settling
The physical condition of something
- Mystery
Something confusing and inexplicable
- Victim
An unfortunate person who suffers from bad conditions
- Suspect
See them as untrustworthy
- Witness
Someone who sees the event and reports what happened
- Crime
An act punishable by law; it is often regarded as a vicious act
- Red
Chromatic color similar to blood color
- Set
Placed somewhere or in an invisible place
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