noun
- a detective or investigator
Usage: informal; dated
Examples
- The old hawkshaw finally solved the case that had puzzled everyone for months.
- He fancied himself quite the hawkshaw, always poking around for clues.
- The private hawkshaw was hired to find the missing documents.
- She read detective novels and dreamed of becoming a real hawkshaw.
- The hawkshaw questioned all the witnesses thoroughly.
- Local police called in a veteran hawkshaw to help with the investigation.