inspector

noun

Definition of inspectornext
as in detective

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Recent Examples of inspector In what turns out to be the biggest moment in Neil’s young serving career, the handyman and Berzatto family friend keeps his composure and colorfully chats up the diner everyone believed was the Michelin-star inspector. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 26 June 2026 Ursula loves the dashing Rupert (Bates), a school inspector, and Gudrun loves Gerald (Reed), a local industrialist and Rupert’s close friend. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026 Health Department complaints, other closure In March, the Kansas City Health Department temporarily shut down the store after an inspector found the business sold food kept in broken freezers. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Former South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigator Ryan Kelly was fired from his position as chief inspector for the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office on June 8, the agency confirmed to Fox News Digital. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inspector
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
  1. detective
  2. investigator
  3. sleuth
  4. patrolman
  5. officer
  6. sheriff
  7. policewoman
  8. policeman
Noun
  • My dad, a police detective, made sure the Klansman saw his service revolver on his waist.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Police ask any witnesses who were not contacted by authorities at the scene to contact detectives at (805) 654-9511.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • Hinds County’s chief death investigator, Jeramiah Howard, attributed her death to the heat.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Carla Walker cold case The 1974 murder of 17-year-old Carla Walker in Fort Worth, Texas, went unsolved for more than four decades before advanced DNA testing helped investigators identify her killer.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • And starring Barbie Ferreira as a vigilante web sleuth, their latest project successfully tapped into an earlier strain of viral folklore that resonated strongly with IndieWire’s chief film critic David Ehrlich.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
  • Since initial reports, internet sleuths have pieced together Broadway schedules of potential guests, Chiefs training camp dates, radio interviews and venue calendars trying to determine whether the reports are accurate.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of sleuth
Noun
  • The patrolman has not been identified.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Billups-Taylor’s LinkedIn page states that his employment in Winfield ended in February 2026, and he is currently employed as a part-time patrolman with the Ogden Dunes Police Department and as a senior investigator with Veracity IIR, a security firm headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
    — Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Definition of patrolman
Noun
  • His behavior under stress is dangerous to his officers and crew, and his authority is questioned.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Some relief workers are using donkeys and bulldozers to remove solid waste, according to Louise Wateridge, a communications officer for the UN’s children’s agency in the Middle East and North Africa.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • He was not arrested, which the sheriff’s Office said is typical for such misdemeanor offenses.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Teri handled higher-value finds and saw that potentially dangerous items – like firearms and knives – got to the local sheriff’s office.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of sheriff
Noun
  • That policewoman has since been relieved of duty.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 June 2026
  • Elizabeth no longer fears being a dropout, and thinks about becoming a policewoman — a dream inspired by her uncle’s smart uniform.
    — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of policewoman
Noun
  • My father came from a large family from Corfu and had served as a policeman in Lefkada.
    — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
Definition of policeman

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