store detective

Frequency: 6.05.2 per million words

A person employed by a store to detect and prevent theft by customers or employees.

detectiveADJECTIVE + detective

Categories:

store

Examples (10)

  • The store detective was keeping a close eye on a suspected shoplifter.
  • The department store hired a new store detective to reduce shrinkage.
  • A store detective's primary job is to prevent theft discreetly.
  • The shoplifter didn't notice the plainclothes store detective watching him.
  • All incidents of theft must be reported to the on-duty store detective.
  • The store detective apprehended the suspect just outside the exit.
  • Working as a store detective requires keen observation skills and patience.
  • She will be training as a store detective next month.
  • The teenager was caught by the store detective trying to steal a video game.
  • "Do you see that man over there? I think he's the store detective," she whispered.