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Definition of House dick
1. Noun. A private detective employed by a hotel or retail store.
Exact synonyms: Hotel Detective, House Detective
Generic synonyms: Operative, Pi, Private Detective, Private Eye, Private Investigator, Shamus, Sherlock
Generic synonyms: Operative, Pi, Private Detective, Private Eye, Private Investigator, Shamus, Sherlock
Definition of House dick
1. Noun. (slang) A hotel detective. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of House Dick
Literary usage of House dick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Journal of Education by Barnard (1882)
"I walked down to Dick's log-house. Dick was beating flax. " ' Dick,' said I, '
old Farmer Lee has done me much evil—(I don't like the old man myself, ..."
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