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A person whose work is investigating crimes or obtaining hidden evidence or information: detective, investigator, sleuth. Informal eye. Slang gumshoe. See investigate.

1. dick
   noun
   
   The penis. (1891 —) .
   P. Roth You might have thought that...my dick would have been the last thing on my mind (1969).
   
   [Pet form of the name Richard; cf. earlier sense, riding whip.]
2. dick
   noun
   
   A detective; a policeman. (1908 —) .
   E. Wallace They'd persuaded a couple of dicks—detectives—to watch the barriers (1924).
   
   [Perh. arbitrary contraction of detective.]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - fyr, detektiv, betjent
v. tr. - rage rundt med, fjolle rundt, have sex
v. intr. - lave rod i noget, blande sig

2.
n. - [sl.] pik

Nederlands (Dutch)
kerel, speurder/smeris, piemel, Dick (afkorting van Richard)

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) individu, type, verge (vulg), pénis
v. tr. - baiser (vulg)
v. intr. - manier (qch) maladroitement, se mêler de

2.
n. - (US) détective

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - (ugs.) Schnüffler, Detektiv, Kerl
v. - sich einmischen, herumfummeln

2.
n. - (Slang) Penis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) μακαντάσης, φίλος, πέος, αστυνομικός (της δίωξης εγκλήματος) ή ντετέκτιβ

Italiano (Italian)
tipo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - detetive (m), homem (m), pênis (m) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
мент, мудак, член

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - detective, sabueso
v. tr. - manejar algo sin experiencia
v. intr. - perder el tiempo, juguetear

2.
n. - pene

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - deckare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 誓言, 宣言

2. 刑警, 侦探

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 刑警, 偵探

2.
n. - 誓言, 宣言

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 남성의 성기
v. tr. - 성교를 하다
v. intr. - 운영하다

2.
n. - 방어

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 男子名, 男子の一般的名称, 男

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تسميه عاميه لعضو الرجل, شرطي تحري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בלש, ברנש‬
n. - ‮זין‬

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