A pinkerton
[ping-ker-tuh n] /ˈpɪŋ kər tən/
noun
allan, 1819–84, u.s. detective, born in scotland.
pinkerton
/ˈpɪŋkətən/
noun
allan. 1819–84, us private detective, born in scotland. he founded the first detective agency in the us (1850) and organized an intelligence system for the federal states of america (1861)
pinkerton
n.
“semi-official detective,” 1888, from the detective agency begun in u.s. 1850 by allan pinkerton (1819-1884).
noun
an operative or agent of the pinkerton detective agency: how you suppose pinkies get trainin’ (1850+)
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