tec

Examples

• All

• Tec and his crew are real.

  Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)

• There's a tec taking her down.

  My Fair Lady (1964)

• There’s a "tec" takin’ her down.

  Pygmalion (1938)

• He ain't no tec.

  My Fair Lady (1964)

• Blimey, he ain't a tec, he's a blooming busybody.

  My Fair Lady (1964)

• A plainclothes officer, part of a curfew enforcement team, shot the man after he allegedly pulled a Tec-9 assault-style pistol in the 200 block of 14th Street at 8:06 p.m.

  Blog text (23)

• The tec quickly gathered evidence at the crime scene to solve the case.

• Everyone knew that the tec was the best detective in the city.

• The tec interviewed witnesses to uncover the truth about the robbery.

Synonyms

D

detective

vstec

∞ 2.7

A police officer who investigates crimes and finds out what happened

is the informal, casual name used for such an officer

I

investigator

vstec

756 3.4

A police officer who looks into crimes to find evidence

is the informal label rather than a formal occupational term

P

police detective

vstec

27 2.7

A police officer who investigates crimes and collects evidence

is a more informal alternative to that official job title

Surface Forms

Etymology