'plainclothesman' definitions:
Definition of 'plainclothesman'
(from WordNet)
noun
A detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
Synonyms of 'plainclothesman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Bow Street runner,
- detective,
- dick,
- FBI,
- FBI agent,
- fed,
- Federal,
- G-man,
- hawkshaw,
- hotel detective,
- house detective,
- house dick,
- inquiry agent,
- investigator,
- narc,
- operative,
- police detective,
- private detective,
- private investigator,
- revenuer,
- Secret Service,
- Sherlock,
- Sherlock Holmes,
- sleuth,
- store detective,
- T-man,
- tec,
- treasury agent