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sleuth.

A detective.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sluːθ/Received-Pronunciation/sluːθ/General-American
  1. A detective.

  2. A sleuthhound; a bloodhound.

    archaic
  3. An animal’s trail or track.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Clipping of sleuthhound.

verb/sluːθ/Received-Pronunciation/sluːθ/General-American
  1. To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of sleuthhound.

noun/sluːθ/Received-Pronunciation/sluːθ/General-American
  1. Slowness; laziness, sloth.

    obsolete · uncountable
  2. A group of bears.

    collective · rare
Where this word comes from

From Old English slǣwþ, corresponding to slow + -th.

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