taharri memuru

Turkish

Etymology

From taharri (“investigation”) and memur (“civil servant”), both from Arabic.

Noun

taharri memuru (definite accusative taharri memurunu, plural taharri memurları) (archaic)

1. detective, plainclothes police officer

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN