Sleuth: alternatives and connections

Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.

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One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.

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To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book.

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To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

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To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

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See Inquire.

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To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries.

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To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and ac…

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A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound.

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To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

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The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti.

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