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noun
A police officer (especially a detective) who wears civilian clothes when on duty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: plainclothesperson
noun
a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: detective, investigator, tec, police detective
History
From plainclothes + -man.
