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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
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“Gumshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gumshoe. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of gumshoe was in 1913
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