gumshoe

Speech parts

1. gumshoe - Noun

2. gumshoe - Verb

Meaning

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

someone who is a detective

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

arctic dick rubber galosh golosh hawkshaw bobby constable sherlock snoop bloodhound sleuth beagle fed snake
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Antonyms

peterman sprint prowler stand risky gait
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Hypernyms

detective investigator overshoe TEC police detective

Anagrams

hugsome

Examples

I'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

Close letter words and terms

gumptionless gumptious gumshield gumtree gumusta gumustah