shamus
[ shah-muh s, shey- ]
/ ˈʃɑ məs, ˈʃeɪ- /
noun, plural sha·mus·es. Slang.
a detective.
a police officer.
Origin of shamus
1925–30; of obscure origin, though popularly derived from either Yiddish
shames
shammes or the Irish male given name
Séamas
Words nearby shamus
shamoy,
shampoo,
shamrock,
shamrock-pea,
shamshir,
shamus,
shan,
shan state,
shan't,
shandong,
shandrydan
Example sentences from the Web for shamus
British Dictionary definitions for shamus
shamus
/ (ˈʃɑːməs, ˈʃeɪ-) /
noun plural -muses
US slang
a police or private detective
Word Origin for shamus
probably from
shammes, influenced by Irish
Séamas James