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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