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house detective

house de·tec·tive
H h

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun, adjective hous dih-tek-tiv]
    • /noun, adjective haʊs dɪˈtɛk tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun, adjective hous dih-tek-tiv]
    • /noun, adjective haʊs dɪˈtɛk tɪv/

Definitions of house detective words

  • noun house detective an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons. 1
  • noun house detective a private detective working as for a hotel or large store to prevent disorderly conduct, theft, etc. 0
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Origin of house detective

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for House detective

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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house detective popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for house detective

noun house detective

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