sleuth C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /sluːθ/ UK /sluːθ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like sluice /θ/ vs /s/ Meanings 1 noun a detective; to investigate or track down The amateur sleuth pieced together clues the police had missed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a detective; to investigate... detectiveinvestigatortrackersleuthhoundgumshoe Word family Derived forms sleuthhound Etymology AI details A shortening of sleuthhound ('bloodhound'), from sleuth ('track, trail'), from Old Norse sloth ('trail, track'). sloth Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sleuth **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sluːθ/ **IPA (UK):** /sluːθ/ ## Meanings 1. a detective; to investigate or track down ## Examples - The amateur sleuth pieced together clues the police had missed. ## Synonyms - detective - investigator - tracker - sleuthhound - gumshoe ## Derived Forms - sleuthhound ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sloth ## Etymology A shortening of sleuthhound ('bloodhound'), from sleuth ('track, trail'), from Old Norse sloth ('trail, track'). ## AI Etymology Sleuth is a shortening of sleuthhound ('bloodhound'), from sleuth ('track, trail'), from Old Norse sloth ('trail, track'). The historical trail runs through Old Norse sloth. In modern use it means a detective; to investigate or track down. Derived formations include sleuthhound. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown