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Meaning of "store detective" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STORE DETECTIVE

store detective  [stɔː dɪˈtɛktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STORE DETECTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Store detective is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STORE DETECTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Store detective

A store detective is employed to detect theft in retail outlets. More common terms today with major retailers are Loss Prevention Agent, Detective or Investigator and Asset Protection Officer or Investigator. Special Officer, once common, is now rarely used, as few jurisdictions still allow it.

Definition of store detective in the English dictionary

The definition of store detective in the dictionary is a person employed by a shop, particularly a department store, to watch for shoplifters and gather evidence, apprehending thieves when necessary and liaising with the police and store manager.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STORE DETECTIVE


collective
kəˈlɛktɪv
corrective
kəˈrɛktɪv
cryoprotective
ˌkraɪəʊprəˈtɛktɪv
defective
dɪˈfɛktɪv
detective
dɪˈtɛktɪv
directive
dɪˈrɛktɪv
effective
ɪˈfɛktɪv
ineffective
ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv
irrespective
ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv
objective
əbˈdʒɛktɪv
overprotective
ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛktɪv
perspective
pəˈspɛktɪv
prospective
prəˈspɛktɪv
protective
prəˈtɛktɪv
reflective
rɪˈflɛktɪv
respective
rɪˈspɛktɪv
retrospective
ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛktɪv
selective
sɪˈlɛktɪv
self-protective
ˌsɛlfprəˈtɛktɪv
subjective
səbˈdʒɛktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STORE DETECTIVE

storax
store
store and forward
store card
store of value
store pig
storecard
storefront
storehouse
storekeeper
storekeeping
storeman
storer
storeroom
stores
storeship
storewide
storey
storey house
storeyed

WORDS THAT END LIKE STORE DETECTIVE

active
addictive
adjective
alternative
attractive
conductive
constrictive
constructive
cost-effective
destructive
distinctive
inactive
interactive
predictive
proactive
productive
radioactive
reactive
reproductive
restrictive
seductive

Synonyms and antonyms of store detective in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «store detective» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STORE DETECTIVE

Find out the translation of store detective to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of store detective from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «store detective» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

店内侦探
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tienda detective
570 millions of speakers

English

store detective
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुकान जासूसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخزن المباحث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

магазин детектив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

loja de detetive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দোকান গোয়েন্দা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détective de magasin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Detektif kedai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaufhausdetektiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

店舗探偵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가게 탐정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyimpen detektif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa hàng thám tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடை துப்பறியும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टोअर पोलिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mağaza dedektif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

negozio detective
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sklep detektyw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

магазин детектив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

magazin detectiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάστημα ντετέκτιβ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winkel speurder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

store detektiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

butikk detektiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of store detective

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STORE DETECTIVE»

The term «store detective» is normally little used and occupies the 118.308 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STORE DETECTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about store detective

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORE DETECTIVE»

Discover the use of store detective in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to store detective and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Introduction to Private Security
After apprehending the shoplifter, the store detective retrieves the stolen property. In many cases, the police are called in to arrest the violator and process him or her through the criminal justice system. Some stores use sophisticated camera ...
John Dempsey, 2010
2
An Introduction to Policing
The Store Detective One of the most common types of undercover private investigations is the store detective (also known as a loss prevention specialist). Shoplifting is one of the most common crimes in the United States. Statistics available ...
John Dempsey, Linda Forst, 2009
3
Lernpunkt Deutsch 1 - Teacher's Book with New German Spelling
Peter Morris, Alan Wesson. 2nd störe detective: Probleme? Store detective: Das liebe Mädchen will ihre Tasche nicht aufmachen. Store detective: Ja. Ja. Erzähl das der Polizei. Anja's father: Store detective: Anja: Probleme? Ach. Herr Wagner .
Peter Morris, Alan Wesson, 2000
4
Detective Stories
Make her?” at the lace counter. Make her?” The store detective looked and nodded. The store detective looked and nodded. “Yes. Thanks, Alec. You're sure she's boosting, of course?” “Yes. Thanks, Alec. You're sure she's boosting, of course?
Dashiell Hammett, 2009
5
ABA Journal
Tips if Arrested Imagine one day you walk out of a local department store and are stopped by a store detective who claims you have taken a very expensive miniature television set out of his employer's store without paying for it. The detective ...
6
Tort Law: Text and Materials
A store detective watched them and gained the impression that the cassette had been stolen and called the police. When they arrived the store detective told them that H and the plaintiff had stolen the cassette and pointed them out, ...
Mark Lunney, Ken Oliphant, 2013
7
Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encyclopedic ...
This was the nemesis of the store detective—good work shattered by eye contact. In the 1970s I labeled this the “Oh Shit Syndrome,” i.e., the emotional and personal reaction on the part of a person engaged in an evil deed because of the  ...
Charles A. Sennewald, John H. Christman, 2011
8
Reflections of a Partly Cloudy Mind
The acting secretary was making a scene, and I deduced that the store detective did not know who it was that he was detaining. I approached the store detective and advised him to take the matter back inside the Post Exchange to the security  ...
JW Gee, 2013
9
The Law of Arrest for Merchants and Private Security Personnel
186 In Wilde v. Schwegmann Brothers Giant Supermarkets,187 the plaintiff was accosted in the parking lot of defendant's store on suspicion that she had failed to pay for a buffer pad the store detective had seen her pick up while shopping.
John Gilroy, 2013
10
The Detective Megapack: 30 Modern and Classic Tales of ...
“The chunky girl in blue at the lace counter . Make her?” The store detective looked and nodded . “Yes . Thanks, Alec . You're sure she's boosting, of course?” “Now, Minnie!” he complained, his rasping voice throttled down to a metallic growl .
Dashiell Hammett, Arthur Conan Doyle, Meriah L. Crawford, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORE DETECTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term store detective is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fraudster posing as store detective cons pensioner in Blackbird Leys
A MAN pretending to be a store detective stole cash from an 85-year-old man. ... The man claimed the pensioner paid with a counterfeit £20 in store. He asked to ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
2
Cromhall man sexually assaulted the store detective who caught …
A MAN from Cromhall who was seen shoplifting in a supermarket sexually assaulted the store detective who caught him, a court heard. Asa Manders, 38, of The ... «Gazette Series, May 15»
3
Newport store detective wrestles shoplifting suspect to the ground
The store detective at Boots in Newport's High Street tackled the man – who was believed to have taken two bottles of deodorant – in the street and stopped him ... «shropshirestar.com, Apr 15»
4
Keighley serial shoplifter who threatened pursuing store detective is …
A SERIAL shoplifter who threatened to smash a bottle of stolen whiskey over the head of a pursuing store detective has been jailed for five months. Drug addict ... «Keighley News, Dec 14»
5
Debenhams customer feared she was being trailed by sex attacker …
Managers of Debenhams in Gloucester have apologised to a woman customer after she was left in tears of panic by an undercover store detective who followed ... «Western Daily Press, Oct 14»
6
Retired cop tackles suspected Rolex thief in Shadyside
Blake is a retired city cop who works as the store detective at Henne Jewelers. He told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 he and a store manager were watching Knight ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Oct 14»
7
Security man dragged along store car park as he tried to stop fleeing …
A STORE detective was dragged along a shopping centre car park while trying to apprehend a fleeing shoplifter. He gave chase when Louise Ann Stabler left ... «The Northern Echo, Sep 14»
8
Model Busted For Allegedly Stealing Chocolate & Fish Oil From …
Prosecutors say a store detective at a Whole Foods in Tribeca caught de Kok stuffing three chocolate bars and a bottle of fish oil into her bag that afternoon, then ... «Gothamist, Aug 14»
9
Man arrested for alleged retail fraud at Jenison Meijer
There, they say the suspect took more than $200 worth of merchandise and fled. A store detective tried stopping him; the suspect pushed the detective but fell in ... «WZZM, May 14»
10
CCTV: Police seek Hull and Blades fans after m-way attack
HULL City and Sheffield United fans are being urged to come forward as witnesses after a store detective at a motorway service station was violently attacked on ... «Yorkshire Post, Apr 14»

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