"private dick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: private dicks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} private dick (plural private dicks)
  1. (colloquial) A private investigator; a private detective. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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