shamus

Speech parts

1. shamus - Noun

2. Shamus - Proper noun

Meaning

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sherlock operative pi private eye private investigator private detective bobby constable snoop dick bloodhound sleuth fed bull detective
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Antonyms

raider peterman public international prowler racketeer
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Hypernyms

detective

Hyponyms

house detective house dick inquiry agent hotel detective store detective

Anagrams

samshu

Examples

Aaaand here, in some semblance of order, we go: Harlan Coben has won pretty much every important award for mystery writers: the Edgar, the Shamus, the Anthony. Source: Internet

"An unofficial San Francisco shamus whose tale is set in 1997 but whose heart is stuck in 1947 hunts for the world's most elusive missing person. Source: Internet

Dana King owns two nominations for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award, for A Small Sacrifice (2013) and again two years later for The Man in the Window. Source: Internet

Outgoing TechTarget News Director Shamus McGillicuddy reflects on his time covering the networking industry. Source: Internet

Our own Lori G. won the Shamus for Best Paperback Original for her wonderful SNOW BLIND! Source: Internet

She is also a Bruce Alexander Award and Golden Nugget Award winner, and a Shamus Award and Book Prize finalist. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shamsheer Shamsher Jang shamshir Shamva ShamWow Shamy