gumshoe

[ guhm-shoo ]

/ ˈgʌmˌʃu /

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noun

Slang. a detective.

a shoe made of gum elastic or India rubber; rubber overshoe.

sneaker(def 1).

verb (used without object), gum·shoed, gum·shoe·ing.

Slang.

to work as a detective.
to go softly, as if wearing rubber shoes; move or act snoopily or stealthily.

Origin of gumshoe

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; gum¹ + shoe

Words nearby gumshoe

gummy shark, gump, gumption, gumri, gumshield, gumshoe, gumsucker, gumtree, gumweed, gumwood, gun

Example sentences from the Web for gumshoe

Montalbán endowed his Catalan gumshoe with an equally impressive set of quirks that are aired and explored in each book.

The Foodie Detective: The Pepe Carvalho Novels by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán |Malcolm Forbes |October 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In some ways, The Hypnotist hews closer to the American gumshoe tradition.

It’s Not Easy Being Swede |Lizzie Skurnick |June 17, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The book on which I was doing all the gumshoe reporting, Godtalk, is now a time capsule.

My Meetings With the Man Behind the Mosque |Brad Gooch |August 19, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
But theres nothing I can do; Im in with Gumshoe worse than ever.

Deering of Deal |Latta Griswold

I had no business to write that thing in the first place; neither had Jimmie for that matter,—about Gumshoe or anybody else.

Deering of Deal |Latta Griswold
In the crowd there chanced to be one of that slick class of individuals known as gumshoe men.

Droll Stories of Isthmian Life |Evelyn Saxton
Lets whoop her up for Gumshoe, and avoid any daffy questions about being quizzled by the Head.

Deering of Deal |Latta Griswold
The Gumshoe, as I have reason to know, can be uncommonly mean, but I dont believe for a minute that hes a sneak.

Deering of Deal |Latta Griswold

British Dictionary definitions for gumshoe

gumshoe

/ (ˈɡʌmˌʃuː) /

noun

a waterproof overshoe

US and Canadian a rubber-soled shoe

US and Canadian slang a detective or one who moves about stealthily

US and Canadian slang a stealthy action or movement

verb -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed

(intr) US and Canadian slang to act stealthily

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gumshoe

noun

verb (used without object), gum·shoed, gum·shoe·ing.

Origin of gumshoe

Words nearby gumshoe

Example sentences from the Web for gumshoe

British Dictionary definitions for gumshoe

noun

verb -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

gumshoe

noun

verb (used without object), gum·shoed, gum·shoe·ing.

Origin of gumshoe

Words nearby gumshoe

Words related to gumshoe

Example sentences from the Web for gumshoe

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noun

verb -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed

British Dictionary definitions for gumshoe