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1private eye — private eyes N COUNT You can refer to a private detective as a private eye, especially when he or she is a character in a film or story. [INFORMAL] Harmon plays a private eye hired by Mimi Rogers to investigate her husband s disappearance …
2private eye — n: private investigator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
3Private Eye — a British satirical magazine which criticizes and makes jokes about famous people, and prints stories about dishonest or embarrassing behaviour by people in public life. Many people have taken Private Eye to court because they say its articles… …
4private eye — [n] private detective agent, bird dog*, bloodhound*, cop, dick*, peeper*, P.I.*, private investigator, sleuth, snoop*, tail*; concept 348 …
5private eye — n informal a ↑private detective …
6private eye — noun count INFORMAL a PRIVATE DETECTIVE …
7private eye — ► NOUN informal ▪ a private detective …
8private eye — ☆ private eye n. Slang a private detective …
9Private Eye — For other uses, see Private eye (disambiguation). Private Eye Cover of Private Eye from July 2011 Type …
10Private eye — A private eye is a nickname for a private investigator. It may also refer to:* Private Eye (magazine) , a fortnightly British satirical magazine newspaper, edited by Ian Hislop. *Private Eye (song), a song by Alkaline Trio. *Private Eye (film), a …
