detective

investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person
Intangible profession Q842782
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detective

Summary

detective is a profession[1]. detective has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • detective's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • detective's instance of is recorded as fictional human[4].
  • detective is a type of investigator[5].
  • detective's Commons category is recorded as Detectives[6].
  • detective's field of this occupation is recorded as law enforcement[7].
  • detective's field of this occupation is recorded as criminal investigation[8].
  • detective's field of this occupation is recorded as criminal investigation[9].
  • detective's Unicode character is recorded as 🕵[10].
  • detective's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Detectives[11].
  • detective's different from is recorded as private investigator[12].
  • detective's different from is recorded as detective fiction[13].
  • detective's different from is recorded as manuscriptologist[14].
  • detective's uses is recorded as still camera[15].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'detektivka'}[16].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محققة'}[17].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'detectiva'}[18].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'détective'}[19].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Detektivin'}[20].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'detetive'}[21].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'detective'}[22].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'detektivka'}[23].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'detektyvė'}[24].
  • detective's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Detektivin'}[25].
  • detective's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'detetive'}[26].
  • detective's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'detektyvas'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[3] and fictional human[4]. detective is a type of investigator[5].

Why It Matters

detective has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] detective is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Femme, j'écris ton nom.... wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jheald · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of profession, fictional human
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q15632617]]"
  2. 10w ago · Arlo Barnes · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses
    Different from private investigator, detective fiction, manuscriptologist
    Field of this occupation law enforcement, criminal investigation, criminal investigation
    Instance of profession, fictional human
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q10470157]]"
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