inspector maigret

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   a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon

   SynonymsCommissaire Maigret

   Broaderfictional character

Questions about inspector maigret

What does inspector maigret mean?

inspector maigret means "a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon".

What is another word for inspector maigret?

Close synonyms include Commissaire Maigret. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inspector maigret a common word?

inspector maigret is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.