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gumshoe

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gumshoe

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 of gumshoe

detective, dick, hawkshaw, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus [slang], sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound

Words Related to gumshoe

shadow, tail, tracer, tracker

fed, Federal, G-man, narc (or nark) [slang], plainclothesman

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