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investigatore

detective

noun een-veh-stee-gah-TOH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin investigare

Also means

investigator

Usage Note

Investigatore is the word for a detective or investigator; un investigatore privato is a private eye. The feminine is investigatrice, following the -tore/-trice pattern. Its plural is investigatori.

Examples

"L'investigatore ha risolto il caso."

Natural Translation

The detective solved the case.

Literal Translation

The-detective has solved the case.

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