Inspector Maigret
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8.1
- proper noun
- Literature
- Georges Simenon's novels featuring Inspector Maigret are considered classics of detective fiction.
Examples
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The latest television adaptation brought Inspector Maigret to life with remarkable accuracy.
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Many readers admire how Inspector Maigret remains so calm under pressure during his investigations.
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I love reading about Inspector Maigret.
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Have you ever read a book featuring Inspector Maigret?
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Georges Simenon's novels featuring Inspector Maigret are considered classics of detective fiction.
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Many readers admire how Inspector Maigret remains so calm under pressure during his investigations.
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The latest television adaptation brought Inspector Maigret to life with remarkable accuracy.
Synonyms
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9.3
A French detective in novels by Georges Simenon
A fictional French police detective in books by Georges Simenon
Surface Forms
Morphology
inspector + Maigret
This is a straightforward title + proper name combination: knowing 'inspector' lets a learner infer it refers to an inspector called Maigret, and proper names are expected to be arbitrary labels. The specific cultural/encyclopedic details (that he is a fictional French detective created by Simenon) are not derivable from the words, but the core occupational meaning is immediately transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Inspector Maigret was created by the writer Georges Simenon and is famous for sitting quietly, smoking a pipe, and solving crimes by watching people and asking simple questions. So Inspector Maigret can mean 'a calm, careful detective'.