house-detective

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الإنجليزية - التركية
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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
Alternative spelling of house detective
A person employed by a privately owned establishment, such as a hotel or large retail store, with the job of preventing wrongdoing and apprehending violators of laws or other regulations

I am usually uncomfortable in such five-star, five-diamond places. . . . I'm afraid I'll break something. Or be found out, collared by the house detective as an interloper unworthy of the surroundings.

A detective employed by a retail store, hotel, or other establishment to prevent theft or misconduct by patrons