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Pinkerton

American  
[ping-ker-tuhn] / ˈpɪŋ kər tən /

noun

  1. Allan, 1819–84, U.S. detective, born in Scotland.

Pinkerton British  
/ ˈpɪŋkətən /

noun

  1. Allan. 1819–84, US private detective, born in Scotland. He founded the first detective agency in the US (1850) and organized an intelligence system for the Federal States of America (1861)

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