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What is the noun for sleuth?

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sleuth
  1. A detective.
  2. (archaic) A sleuth-hound; a bloodhound.
  3. (obsolete) An animal’s trail or track.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. detective, investigator, gumshoe, operative, shamus, sherlock, hawkshaw, sleuthhound, agent, PI, spy, snoop, peeper, Pinkerton, tail, cop, flatfoot, tracker, eavesdropper, bloodhound, P.I., private investigator, private eye, private detective, enquiry agent, private dick, sleuth-hound, Sherlock Holmes, police officer, snooper, scout, inspector, shadow, mole, tec, nark, emissary, plainclothes officer, undercover agent, double agent, hound, police, prosecutor, eye, intelligencer, informer, undercover, bogey, asset, beagle … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Like a determined sleuth, I followed the sound, hardly paying attention to the ground where I walked.”
sleuth
  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Slowness; laziness, sloth.
  2. (rare) A collective term for a group of bears.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. detective, investigator, gumshoe, operative, shamus, sherlock, hawkshaw, sleuthhound, agent, PI, spy, snoop, peeper, Pinkerton, tail, cop, flatfoot, tracker, eavesdropper, bloodhound, P.I., private investigator, private eye, private detective, enquiry agent, private dick, sleuth-hound, Sherlock Holmes, police officer, snooper, scout, inspector, shadow, mole, tec, nark, emissary, plainclothes officer, undercover agent, double agent, hound, police, prosecutor, eye, intelligencer, informer, undercover, bogey, asset, beagle … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Like a determined sleuth, I followed the sound, hardly paying attention to the ground where I walked.”
sleuthhound
  1. A working dog who tracks or pursues e.g. a wanted criminal.
  2. (informal) A detective; a sleuth.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. detective, sleuth, investigator, gumshoe, operative, shamus, sherlock, hawkshaw, private investigator, private eye, private detective, PI, agent, snoop, peeper, cop, private dick, flatfoot, tail, enquiry agent, spy, Sherlock Holmes, Pinkerton, bloodhound, snooper, eavesdropper, prosecutor, tec, shadow, inspector, eye, P.I., sleuth-hound, bird dog, plainclothes officer, police officer, tracker, hound, police, bogey, plainclothesman, spotter, beagle, undercover cop, private operative, inquiry agent, skip tracer, private agent, bounty hunter, scout … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Enoch Standring had something of the sleuthhound in his nature.”
      “From that instant, all pretenses were abandoned, Robert was a sleuthhound on a keen scent.”
      “It was the first messenger from Will Leatherbarrow, who hung like a sleuthhound on the trail.”
sleuthing
  1. detective work
sleuthhounds
  1. plural of sleuthhound
  2. Synonyms:
      3. detectives, sleuths, investigators, gumshoes, operatives, shamuses, hawkshaws, private investigators, private eyes, private detectives, private dicks, flatfoots, snoops, cops, peepers, agents, Pinkertons, spies, bloodhounds, eavesdroppers, bird dogs, police officers, inspectors, shadows, snoopers, eyes, sleuth-hounds, prosecutors, trackers, bogeys, plainclothesmen, hounds, police, spotters, bounty hunters, beagles, skip tracers, bizzies, feds, informers, sergeants, shooflies, analysts, reporters, scouts, copper, bulls, ropers, constables, jacks … more
sleuths
  1. plural of sleuth
  2. Synonyms:
      3. detectives, investigators, gumshoes, operatives, shamuses, hawkshaws, sleuthhounds, agents, spies, snoops, peepers, Pinkertons, cops, flatfoots, trackers, eavesdroppers, bloodhounds, private investigators, private eyes, private detectives, private dicks, sleuth-hounds, police officers, snoopers, scouts, inspectors, moles, shadows, double agents, narks, emissaries, assets, bird dogs, undercovers, hounds, intelligencers, informers, fifth columnists, secret agents, spooks, bogeys, eyes, beagles, prosecutors, police, inquirers, interrogators, plainclothesmen, spotters, bounty hunters … more
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