1. gumshoe - Noun
2. gumshoe - Verb
a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
someone who is a detective
Source: WordNetI'm somewhere between a gumshoe and a journalist. A writer, not a symbol. Bill Callahan
Wisecracking Veronica dutifully assumes her old gumshoe duties, falling yet again for the newly mature Logan (he’s now a full-dress military man), who really and truly needs her. Source: Internet
Diamond is one of the last detectives of his kind, a gumshoe whose heroes solved crimes by question and answer, door stepping and deduction. Source: Internet
The idea that Parker effectively divided his gumshoe into two people--one law-abiding, the other not so much, working side by side--is often not recognized, as readers concentrate on the surface elements of Spenser and Hawk as individuals. Source: Internet
To go from gumshoe to guru, make your way through the tutorial section by section. Source: Internet