detective

As nouns the difference between defective and detective

is that defective is a person considered to be defective while detective is a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.

As an adjective defective

is having one or more defects.

As nouns the difference between detective and informer

is that detective is a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator while informer is one who informs someone else about something.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and detective

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while detective is detective (police officer who looks for evidence).

As nouns the difference between thriller and detective

is that thriller is something that thrills while detective is a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.

As nouns the difference between detective and sleuthhound

is that detective is a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator while sleuthhound is a working dog who tracks or pursues e.g. a wanted criminal.

As a noun detective

is detective (police officer who looks for evidence).

As an adjective nondetective is

(literature) not involving a detective (as many mystery novels do).

As nouns the difference between detective and whydunit

is that detective is detective (police officer who looks for evidence) while whydunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but what were their motives for committing it.

As nouns the difference between detective and howdunit

is that detective is detective (police officer who looks for evidence) while howdunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.

As a noun detective

is detective (police officer who looks for evidence).

As an adjective detectivelike is

resembling a detective or some aspect of one.