holmes
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhoʊɫmz// holmes
n. a detective or someone who solves problems by looking closely at clues. You use this to describe a person who is very good at finding the truth.
n. a person who investigates crimes or mysteries using logic and observation. Often used as a shorthand for Sherlock Holmes.
She is the team's holmes.
The accountant acted as the holmes, finding the missing money in the old files.
In the quiet village, the retired teacher became the local holmes, solving disputes with sharp logic.
From holme, variant of holm (“islet”).