Pinkerton

Meaning

pinkerton means (dated, countable) An operative employed by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency founded by Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884). It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses pinkerton to mean (dated, countable) An operative employed by the Pinkerton National Detective....
• The teacher asked students to find pinkerton in the reading.