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• noun (Context 1)
Plural form of Pinkerton: private detectives or security guards employed by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, historically notable for tracking outlaws and suppressing labor strikes in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Usage Example
"During the labor disputes of the late nineteenth century, industrialists frequently hired detectives to guard factories and break up strikes."
Strong
detectives
private eyes
Weak
sleuths
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Pinkertons. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/pinkertons