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gumshoe

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noun gum·shoe \ˈgəm-ˌshü\

Definition of gumshoe

  1. :  detective

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Examples of gumshoe in a Sentence

  1. the suspicious wife paid a gumshoe to follow her husband

First Known Use of gumshoe

1913

gumshoe Synonyms

Synonyms
dick, detective, hawkshaw, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus [slang], sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound
Related Words
shadow, tail, tracer, tracker; fed, Federal, G-man, narc (or nark) [slang], plainclothesman

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

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gumshoe

verb gum·shoe

Definition of gumshoe

gumshoed

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gumshoeing
  1. intransitive verb

  2. :  to engage in detective work

First Known Use of gumshoe

1930

GUMSHOE Defined for English Language Learners

gumshoe

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Definition of gumshoe for English Language Learners

  • : a person whose job is to find information about someone or something : a private detective

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