hawkshaw

Examples

• All

• Hawkshaw the Detective is on the scent.

  Fiction book (1991)

• It is Hawkshaw the Detective and his Unwilling Assistant.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Uh, hey, wait a minute, hawkshaw.

  Another Thin Man (1939)

• Says the Hawkshaw is legit.

  Fiction book (1996)

• They'll be coding you out as hawkshaw.

  The Kremlin Letter (1970)

• Hawkshaw.

  The Front Page (1974)

• - That's right, hawkshaw.

  'G' Men (1935)

• The clever hawkshaw quickly pieced together the clues to solve the mystery.

• Everyone knew the hawkshaw would find the missing dog with his keen instincts.

Synonyms

D

detective

vshawkshaw

∞ 2.7

A police officer who investigates crimes and finds out what happened

focuses more on being especially observant and clever

H

Holmes

vshawkshaw

• Literature

235 4.6

A fictional detective who solves crimes using careful observation and logical thinking

is the general term for real persons who are observant and clever

D

dick

vshawkshaw

• Archaic

70 9.8

A slang word for a police detective

uses a neutral, descriptive sense stressing careful cleverness rather than slang

S

sleuth

vshawkshaw

14 5.6

A person who investigates crimes and follows clues

highlights clever observation and insight rather than only clue work

G

gumshoe

vshawkshaw

• Archaic

5 8.4

A detective who works quietly and follows people to find facts

focuses more on clever, visible observation than on quiet, low profile work

S

sleuthhound

vshawkshaw

• Archaic

9.9

A person who carefully follows clues to solve mysteries

puts more weight on quick clever observation than long persistence

S

Sherlock

vshawkshaw

• Informal

7.9

A person who finds clues and figures things out

is the standard role stressing serious observation over playful cleverness

How Observant

hawkshaw

• Archaic

9.9

investigator

68 3.6

observer

305 2.8

witness

889 2.5

bystander

84 3.4

Surface Forms

Etymology