inspector

noun

Definition of inspectornext
as in detective

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Recent Examples of inspector While serving his sentence, Gilman was accused in October 2024 of attacking a prison inspector during a cell check, beating an investigator and assaulting a guard; he was sentenced to eight years and one month. — Henry Austin, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 Matt Hulback, chief inspector for ward 8, said 1,600 people are registered to vote at this location. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 He later was convicted of attacking a prison inspector during a cell check, beating an investigator and assaulting a guard, and he was sentenced in October 2024 to eight years and one month. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The blast occurred on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, government mine inspector Ghani Baloch said. — ABC News, 30 July 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
  • Detectives spoke with another psychic who first reached out to Sophie’s family before detectives followed up with them, police said, adding the psychic had offered services for free.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The watchdog also criticized internal affairs investigators’ reliance on deputies’ logs and detectives’ case files, which were oriented at establishing criminal liability, not examining institutional flaws.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • Among them is Benjamin Radford, a research fellow and investigator with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, a nonprofit organization that evaluates paranormal and fringe-science claims from a scientific viewpoint.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Campus and county police, joined by federal agents and sheriff’s deputies from neighboring counties, maintained a heavy presence as investigators searched for suspects and urged residents to avoid the area.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • Grasping each other, sleuth and villain plummet to their watery deaths at the foot of the Reichenbach Falls.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Tips have poured in from as far away as Kansas, with internet sleuths and true crime influencers tracking every theory.
    — Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of sleuth
Noun
  • Thankfully, he was rescued by a safety patrolman and quickly taken to a nearby hospital.
    — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Green and Jacob — a Philly detective and a Mayfield, NJ patrolman, respectively — both have hazy recollections of being drugged.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of patrolman
Noun
  • Occupations Sabio is a Navy veteran and former Secret Service and CIA officer.
    — Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Players command Hawks, a former Republic officer, leading a customizable squad of diverse archetypes, including Jedi and scoundrels.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • The sheriff's office said the investigation found that Pomeroy and Washington got into an argument, which then escalated to Washington striking Pomeroy several times.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Among them were Broward County sheriff’s deputies who wanted photos and a trio of women who lamented they had been drawn into a new Republican-leaning district.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 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
  • In 2022, an ex-policeman armed with a gun and knife stormed into a nursery in the country's north and murdered 24 children and 12 adults in one of Thailand's deadliest massacres.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of policeman

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