sleuths

Meanings

• noun

  A person who investigates crimes or searches for information about something.

  - "Sherlock Holmes is a famous sleuth in literature."
  - "The detective agency hired a team of sleuths to solve the case."

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Synonyms

detective , dick , gumshoe , private eye , shadow , sloth , idleness , inertia , laziness , lethargy , sloth , slothfulness

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sleuths
puths , huths

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Variants

List of all variants of sleuths that leads to same result
sleuth , sleuthed , sleuthing , sleuths

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'pursuer' or 'persecutor'. Derived from the Old English word 'sluthan', meaning 'to pursue'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'sleuth' is also used as a verb, meaning 'to search for information'.

2. The term 'sleuth hound' refers to a detective or investigator.

3. The first detective fiction story is considered to be 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1841.

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Related Concepts

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1. Detective: A person who investigates crimes or solves mysteries.

2. Mystery: A story or situation that is difficult to understand or solve, often involving a crime or a hidden truth.

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Culture

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Sleuths have been a popular figure in literature, especially in the genre of detective fiction. Some famous sleuths include Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Miss Marple.

How to Memorize "sleuths"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person wearing a trench coat and a magnifying glass, investigating a crime scene.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sleuth' with the detective genre and the image of a detective investigating a crime.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sherlock Holmes Is A Sleuth' to remember the meaning of the word.

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