house dick Meaning of "house dick"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store

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Usage(s):

  1. Only a few steps from his bedroom, a kitchen oil stove had flared up, been doused by a maid and a house dick.
  2. The operator summoned an assistant manager and the house dick.
  3. The house dick burst in upon him to see the splendid athlete holding his groin, moaning like a busted pipe organ, and refusing to come out for another round.
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