sleuthhounds
Canine crime solvers
Sleuthhounds are dogs trained to track people or animals by scent, particularly bloodhounds used in hunting or criminal investigation.
The term extends figuratively to describe detectives or investigators who pursue clues with dogged persistence.
The sleuthhounds picked up the escaped convict's trail within hours.
The word combines sleuth, from an Old Norse word for trail, with hound, emphasizing the animal's tracking ability.
Those who solve crimes
- investigatorsThose who examine facts
- trackersThose who follow trails
- bloodhoundsTracking dogs, keen-nosed
- gumshoesPrivate eyes, informally
private eyes · mystery · clues · evidence · pursuit · trail · scent · case
Tracking dogs, keen-nosed
- tracking dogsCanines trained to follow scents
- scent houndsDogs that hunt by smell
- hunting dogsCanines bred for game
- search dogsTrained sniffing animals
noses · sniffing · trailing · quarry · foxhounds · basset hounds · beagles · kennels
Journalists who expose wrongdoing
- muckrakersScandal-exposing reporters
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
uncovering · whistleblowers · sources · deep dive · research · corruption · watchdog · Woodward
detectives
Those who solve crimes
- investigatorsThose who examine facts
- trackersThose who follow trails
- bloodhoundsTracking dogs, keen-nosed
gumshoes · private eyes · mystery · clues · evidence · pursuit · trail · scent · case · suspects
bloodhounds
Tracking dogs, keen-nosed
- tracking dogsCanines trained to follow scents
- scent houndsDogs that hunt by smell
- hunting dogsCanines bred for game
search dogs · noses · sniffing · trailing · quarry · foxhounds · basset hounds · beagles · kennels · handlers
investigative reporters
Journalists who expose wrongdoing
- muckrakersScandal-exposing reporters
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
scandal · uncovering · whistleblowers · sources · deep dive · research · corruption · watchdog · Woodward · Bernstein
sleuthhoundsguard dogs
Canines trained for protection
watchdogs · attack dogs · lap dogs · companion dogs · show dogs
sleuthhoundsfugitives
Those fleeing from law
quarry · concealers · obstructors · prey · evaders