sleuth /sluːθ/
noun [countable] old-fashioned[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: sleuthhound 'dog used for tracking people' (14-20 centuries), from sleuth 'track' (12-15 centuries) (from Old Norse sloth) + hound]
someone who tries to find out information about a crime
Synonym : detective—sleuthing noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲