private eye

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Definitions of private eye words

noun private eye a private detective. 1
noun private eye privately-hired detective 1
countable noun private eye You can refer to a private detective as a private eye, especially when he or she is a character in a film or story. 0
noun private eye a private detective 0

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40; eye, allusive phonetic rendering of I, abbreviation of investigator

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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