a, d, e, p, c, r, t, i, v are letters that make 'private detective'
vat, ti, te, PR, VA, EC, detective, iva, VAT, at, RI, detect, tec, private, iv, ECT, CT, IV, DE, Ate, At, Pr, Te, Ti are words within 'private detective'
1 possible definitions for 'private detective'
Under this definition, private detective is a noun and has the following properties:
private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock, PI, operative have the same meaning as 'private detective'
'private detective' can be a type of detective.
hotel detective, house detective, house dick, inquiry agent, store detective are types of 'private detective'.