philip marlowe

English Thesaurus

1. tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	character, fictional character, fictitious character,
definition	:	an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) (noun.person)

domain region	:	america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa,
definition	:	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 (noun.location)