crimebuster
One fighting lawbreakers
A crimebuster is someone who fights or solves crimes, especially with notable success or zeal.
The term has a comic-book flavor, evoking masked vigilantes and hard-boiled detectives: The new police chief styled himself as a crimebuster who would clean up the city.
Often used with a hint of exaggeration or irony.
Professional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- cluesHints toward answers
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
forensics · interrogation · surveillance · undercover · stakeout · witness · suspect · culprit
Extralegal justice-seeker
- avengerRetribution dealer
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- defenderOne who guards another
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
champion · crusader · valor · fearlessness · courage · bravery · rescue · savior
Powered champion against evil
- BatmanGotham's masked vigilante
- SherlockIconic Victorian-era investigator
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- hardboiledTough, cynical fiction style
badge · trenchcoat · magnifying glass · lawman · constable · marshal · bounty hunter · private eye
Careful, sustained attention
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
stakeout · lookout · observation · tracking · pursuit · shadowing · tailing · reconnaissance
Judicial proceedings chamber
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- verdictOfficial court decision
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
conviction · arrest · handcuffs · booking · indictment · testimony · charges · apprehension
detective
Professional crime investigator
evidence · forensics · interrogation · surveillance · undercover · stakeout · witness · suspect · culprit · fingerprint
vigilante
Extralegal justice-seeker
guardian · champion · crusader · valor · fearlessness · courage · bravery · rescue · savior · nemesis
superhero
Powered champion against evil
hardboiled · badge · trenchcoat · magnifying glass · lawman · constable · marshal · bounty hunter · private eye · caped crusader
watchfulness
Careful, sustained attention
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
monitoring · stakeout · lookout · observation · tracking · pursuit · shadowing · tailing · reconnaissance · tipline
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- verdictOfficial court decision
- trialJudicial examination of claims
sentencing · conviction · arrest · handcuffs · booking · indictment · testimony · charges · apprehension · incarceration
crimebustercriminal
Person who breaks laws
perpetrator · lawbreaker · offender · felon · crook
crimebusteraccomplice
Crime's willing helper
accessory · abettor · corrupt official · dirty cop · crooked cop
crimebustervillain
Wicked story antagonist
public enemy · mastermind · corrupt official · dirty cop · criminal mastermind