gumshoe — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A sneaker or rubber overshoe.

2

A detective.

"Who's this gumshoe guy from the bush league tailin' us?"

verb

1

To act as a detective.

The next thing they did was to send a man sent down there from Baltimore and he spent a good deal of time gumshoeing around in that county trying to get another individual put in as secretary-treasurer.

But these days, more and more women are gumshoeing through the pages of murder mysteries.

Collocations

2

GUMSHOE + NOUN

guy

PREP.

from

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

noun — someone who is a detective

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

4

01

"Who's this gumshoe guy from the bush league tailin' us?"

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02

The next thing they did was to send a man sent down there from Baltimore and he spent a good deal of time gumshoeing around in that county trying to get another individual put in as secretary-treasure

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03

But these days, more and more women are gumshoeing through the pages of murder mysteries.

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04

He's a gumshoe.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, gumshoe is marked as slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.