detective
C9227
concept
A detective is an individual who investigates crimes or mysteries by gathering evidence, analyzing clues, and deducing the truth to solve cases.
All labels observed (34)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| police detective | 61 |
| detective canonical | 44 |
| fictional detective | 33 |
| private detective | 18 |
| private investigator | 15 |
| Sherlock Holmes film | 13 |
| amateur detective | 10 |
| child detective | 10 |
| fictional police detective | 8 |
| crime scene investigator | 5 |
| investigator | 5 |
| criminal investigator | 3 |
| criminal profiler | 3 |
| fictional private investigator | 3 |
| amateur sleuth | 2 |
| teenage detective | 2 |
| Child detective | 1 |
| Columbo pilot | 1 |
| Detective’s assistant | 1 |
| cartoon detective | 1 |
| crime strategist | 1 |
| detective figure | 1 |
| detective's assistant | 1 |
| detective-type character | 1 |
| detective’s assistant | 1 |
| fraud investigator | 1 |
| hard-boiled detective | 1 |
| hardboiled detective | 1 |
| literary detective | 1 |
| military investigator | 1 |
| person involved in criminal investigation | 1 |
| teenage detectives | 1 |
| undercover cop | 1 |
| undercover police detective | 1 |
Instances (251)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Lisbeth Salander | investigator |
| Mma Precious Ramotswe | private detective |
| Grace Makutsi | Detective’s assistant |
| Jimmy Perez | police detective |
| L (Death Note character) | — |
| Pete Marino | police detective |
| Guy Noir | fictional detective |
| Bradford Galt | private detective |
| NYPD detectives | — |
| Jane Rizzoli | police detective |
| Dick Tracy | — |
| Paul Drake | private detective |
| Lt. Tragg | police detective |
| Holland March | private investigator |
| Sergeant Joe Bomowski | police detective |
| Ashe Marson | amateur detective |
| Fatty | child detective |
| Bets | child detective |
| Ed Exley | police detective |
| Eddie Valiant | private detective |
| C. Auguste Dupin | fictional detective |
| Will Beall | — |
| Gil Grissom | crime scene investigator |
| Lester Freamon | police detective |
| Alvin Dewey | — |
| Elijah Baley | — |
| Bunk Moreland | police detective |
| Johnny Wadd | fictional detective |
| Catherine Willows | crime scene investigator |
| Jack Vincennes | police detective |
| Charles Brandt | investigator |
| Inspector Lestrade | police detective |
| Inspector Jacques Clouseau | fictional detective |
|
Patrick Kenzie in Gone Baby Gone
surface form:
Patrick Kenzie
|
private investigator |
|
Angie Gennaro – Michelle Monaghan
surface form:
Angie Gennaro
|
private investigator |
| J. J. Gittes | private investigator |
|
The Snowman (2017 film)
surface form:
Harry Hole
|
fictional detective |
| Hercule Poirot | fictional detective |
| Angie Gennaro | private investigator |
|
LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday
surface form:
Joe Friday
|
fictional police detective |
| Virgil Tibbs | — |
| Lee Blanchard | fictional detective |
| Mike Ehrmantraut | private investigator |
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Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
surface form:
Lisbeth Salander
|
private investigator |
| William of Baskerville | literary detective |
| Larry "Doc" Sportello | private investigator |
| Bigfoot Bjornsen | police detective |
| Vic Mackey | police detective |
| HSI special agents | criminal investigator |
| Sam Tyler | police detective |