'gumshoe' definitions:
Definition of 'gumshoe'
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Definition of 'gumshoe'
From: GCIDE
- gumshoe \gum"shoe\ n.
- 1. A detective; a private eye. [slang] [PJC]
- 2. A shoe made of rubber, as a rubber overshoe. [PJC]
- 3. A sneaker[3]. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'gumshoe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beagle,
- bluecoat,
- bobby,
- bull,
- cop,
- copper,
- couch,
- crawl,
- creep,
- dick,
- Dogberry,
- eye,
- flatfoot,
- flattie,
- fuzz,
- gendarme,
- go on tiptoe,
- grovel,
- gumshoe man,
- hawkshaw,
- heat,
- inch,
- inch along,
- investigator,
- John Law,
- lay wait,
- lie in wait,
- lurk,
- nightwalk,
- officer,
- pad,
- peeler,
- pig,
- plainclothesman,
- police officer,
- private eye,
- prowl,
- pussyfoot,
- scrabble,
- scramble,
- shadow,
- shamus,
- Sherlock,
- Sherlock Holmes,
- shirk,
- sidle,
- skip tracer,
- skulk,
- sleuth,
- sleuthhound,
- slink,
- slip,
- snake,
- sneak,
- spotter,
- stalk,
- steal,
- steal along,
- tec,
- the cops,
- the fuzz,
- the law,
- tippytoe,
- tiptoe,
- worm,
- worm along