Synonyms of gumshoe

gumshoe

noun

as in detective

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

the couple paid a gumshoe to look for their missing son

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detective
• investigator
• sleuth
• operative
• dick
• shamus
• private detective
• private eye
• private investigator
• sherlock
• hawkshaw
• tracer
• sleuthhound
• tracker
• tail
• Federal
• nark
• narc
• G-man
• plainclothesman
• shadow
• fed