INSPECTOR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

inspector

noun

Definition of inspector

as in detective

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civilian

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Recent Examples of inspector Just that morning, a City of Durham Fire Department inspector had visited the brewery and provided Ponysaurus with a fresh business occupancy inspection. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026 The clock keeps running on every shingle after the inspector leaves. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Anyone missing home inspections can call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362, Keblish said, and an inspector can contact them and come to their home. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Her father was a public-health inspector and a professional mycologist, and the family spent a lot of time exploring forests and learning about the local fungi and plants. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inspector

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Noun

The scripts were written based on their own reporting, including court documents, investigation transcripts, and interviews with detectives, witnesses, and even Laurie Valdez, an old friend of Wuornos’ who’d never previously spoken with the press.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Sharon Raydor, played by Mary McDonnell, in charge of her team, an endearing, quirky crew of veteran detectives who show up en masse at every crime scene like Mystery Incorporated.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of detective

Noun

The first trial of Payton and Dandrae Martin lasted weeks and included extensive testimony from police investigators, gang experts and the defendants themselves.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
By that time, investigators had run down anonymous tips, interviewed witnesses and contacted attorneys hired by the accused, the documents show.

— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigator

Noun

The case also set off an online frenzy, with internet sleuths scrutinizing the early reports about Wells’s death and launching into speculation.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
An online swarm of sleuths and influencers has been dissecting every detail of the case, developing theories that portray him as uncaring, unfaithful and even the murderer of his children.

— Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sleuth

Noun

The second time, he was joined by the state highway patrolman who had issued the ticket and by a Catholic priest who had been on the road that night and testified that conditions had been treacherous.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Assembly Bill 2337 was authored by outgoing lawmaker and former California highway patrolman Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of patrolman

Noun

Chief digital and marketing officer Aude Gandon was most recently global chief marketing officer of Nestlé, for example, while chief technology, data and analytics officer Brian Franz came from State Street.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Jones was driving Levy’s SUV and had her phone as officers pursued him for 38 minutes, police said.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

Hawley thanked the sheriff’s office and all law enforcement agencies that assisted the SBI on Saturday and others that offered help.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026
In Mississippi, for two decades, sheriff’s deputies routinely water-boarded and beat people in order to elicit a confession, according to a 2023 investigation by Mississippi Today.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sheriff

Noun

Police in the Mazovia province, which counts Warsaw as one of its cities, posted a photo on X showing a policeman, his hand placed on the back of a person lying down with hands tied in the back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Police in the Mazovia province, which includes both Ostroleka and Warsaw, posted a photo on X showing a policeman with his hand placed on the back of a person lying down with their hands tied behind their back.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of policeman

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