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Definition of Sleuth
1. Verb. Watch, observe, or inquire secretly.
Entails: Enquire, Inquire, Investigate
Generic synonyms: Monitor, Supervise
Derivative terms: Sleuthing, Snoop, Snooper, Spy, Spy, Spying
2. Noun. A detective who follows a trail.
Definition of Sleuth
1. n. The track of man or beast as followed by the scent.
Definition of Sleuth
1. Noun. (obsolete) An animal’s trail or track. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) A sleuth-hound; a bloodhound. ¹
3. Noun. A detective. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime. ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete uncountable) Slowness; laziness, sloth. ¹
6. Noun. (rare) A collective term for a group of bears. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sleuth
1. to act as a detective [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleuth
Literary usage of Sleuth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases by New York (State). Court of Appeals (1892)
"The plaintiff now contends that " sleuth," as a word or name, has become his ...
What he does find is that the pseudonym " Old sleuth " was the plaintiff's ..."
2. A Manual of Trade-mark Cases: Comprising Sebastian's Digest of Trade-mark by Rowland Cox, Lewis Boyd Sebastian (1892)
"If the character and prowess of Old sleuth have captivated the literary fancy of
a portion of the public, and a magic in the name secures the public ..."
3. Darkness and Daylight; Or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life: A Woman's by Helen Campbell, Thomas Wallace Knox, Thomas Byrnes (1892)
"THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK —THE DETECTIVE FORCE AND ITS WORK—SHADOWS AND
SHADOWING — sleuth-HOUNDS OF THE LAW. A Building that is Never Closed ..."
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