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Synonyms & Antonyms of shamus
1
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
- a hard-bitten L.A. shamus who, when he's not battling crooks, is locking horns with his superiors
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Words Related to shamus
- detective,
- dick,
- gumshoe,
- hawkshaw,
- inspector,
- investigator,
- plainclothesman,
- sherlock,
- sleuth,
- sleuthhound
- constabulary,
- heat
- [slang],
- man,
- police,
- police force
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2
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons
- he's a shamus who mostly finds evidence to use in divorce cases
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“Shamus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamus. Accessed 2 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of shamus was in 1925
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