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hawkshaw
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of HAWKSHAW
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons <the firm hired a hawkshaw to find out who was fencing stock from their warehouse>
Synonyms dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus [slang], sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound
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