Meaning & use
sleuth
A person, especially an amateur, who investigates crimes or mysteries like a detective.
See it in a sentence
The young sleuth pieced together clues that the police had overlooked.
Amateur sleuths on social media tried to solve the case before investigators did.
A note on using this word
As a verb, sleuth means to investigate or search for information, as in "sleuthing out the truth."
Words with a similar meaning
detectiveinvestigator
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To investigate or search for information like a detective.
She spent the weekend sleuthing through old newspaper archives for clues.
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