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- Dictionarysleuth/sl(j)uːθ/
noun
- 1. a person who investigates crimes; a detective: "they make MI5 look like a bunch of amateur sleuths"
verb
- 1. carry out a careful investigation into a crime or mystery: "there's nothing you can do but sleuth around until you find the answer"
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old-fashioned or humorous uk / sluːθ / us / sluːθ / Add to word list. someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them. Synonym. detective. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Detection & solving crimes. all-points bulletin. ankle bracelet. ankle tag. ANPR. APB. E-FIT. electronic tagging.
The meaning of SLEUTH is detective. How to use sleuth in a sentence. Did you know?
SLEUTH meaning: 1. someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for…. Learn more.
noun. a detective. Synonyms: investigator, shamus, gumshoe, private eye, private investigator. a bloodhound, a dog used for tracking. verb (used with or without object) to track or trail, as a detective. sleuth. / sluːθ / noun. an informal word for detective. short for sleuthhound.
Sleuth is a fun, sometimes playful, word for "detective." As a verb, it's also what a detective does. When you seek clues, you sleuth. You, sleuth, you! The word sleuth comes from the Old Norse sloth, meaning "trail" and sleuthing is following a trail.
noun. 1. Rare. a dog, as a bloodhound, that can follow a trail by scent. : also ˈsleuthˌhound (ˈsluθˌhaʊnd ) 2. US. detective (sense 4) verb intransitive US. 3. to act as a detective. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Define sleuth. sleuth synonyms, sleuth pronunciation, sleuth translation, English dictionary definition of sleuth. n. A detective. v. sleuthed , sleuth·ing , sleuths v. tr. To track or follow. v. intr. To act as a detective. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
