Sleuth

Word SLEUTH
Character 6
Hyphenation sleuth
Pronunciations /sljuːθ/

Definitions and meanings of "Sleuth"

What do we mean by sleuth?

A detective. noun

To track or follow. intransitive verb

To act as a detective. intransitive verb

A track or trail of man or beast; scent. noun

A newspaper name for a detective. noun

A Middle English form of sloth. noun

The track of man or beast as followed by the scent. noun

Slowness; laziness, sloth. noun

A collective term for a group of bears. noun

An animal’s trail or track. noun

A sleuth-hound; a bloodhound. noun

A detective. noun

To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime. verb

A detective who follows a trail noun

Watch, observe, or inquire secretly verb

A detective.

A sleuth-hound; a bloodhound.

An animal’s trail or track.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sleuth

The word "sleuth" in example sentences

To find the healthiest choices, you’ll need to be a bit of a label sleuth, reading the fine print on ingredient lists and Nutrition Facts panels. ❋ M.D. Walter C. Willett (2005)

That is another reason it’s so important to become a label sleuth. ❋ Susan Mitchell Ph.D. (2005)

This fabulous series stars a kind hearted animal lover who though an amateur sleuth is strong willed; Kendra is opinionated and unforgiving especially at those who harm animals as she is an animal rights advocate. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ritchie's version of the British super sleuth is actually based off of an upcoming comic book that producer Lionel Wigram wrote to sell a new take on the classic character. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My sleuth is thinner, blonder, and younger than I am, and I like it that way. ❋ The Stiletto Gang (2008)

The word sleuth Barry Popik seems to have found the earliest known publisheduse of the term in its figurative sense. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The latest Devilin regional amateur sleuth is not an easy read as the stranger is so abnormal with his rant, his gun, and his abrupt nap he is frightening yet so real. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In my second novel, A FAREWELL TO LEGS, Aaron Tucker, the freelance reporter and reluctant sleuth, is in Washington, DC to investigate a crime. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The amateur sleuth is Everyman and in our books he’s taxed beyond his experience and endurance and asked to accomplish extraordinary things. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And his so-called sleuth is an accountant, which is what my dad used to be. ❋ Frances O’Roark Dowell (2011)

He's a former investigative reporter, and he has a concealed carry permit, making him a perfect candidate to become an amateur sleuth, which is what happens when an old flame begs Jack to look into the little matter of some inconvenient bodies that have turned up on her family's vacation property. ❋ Bill Crider (2007)

That double repetition, which the late and great word sleuth William Safire traced back to a 1926 Chicago Tribune classified ad, is still with us because it is succinct and true. ❋ By CHRYSTIA FREELAND | REUTERS (2011)

For example, the sleuth could be a doctor who understands something about diseases or a PI who is obviously not an amateur sleuth, but has the background to actually solve crimes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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