- shamuses
- sham·us || 'ʃeɪmÉ™s ,'ʃɑË- n. (Slang) private detective, private investigator; police officer
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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shamus — /shah meuhs, shay /, n., pl. shamuses. Slang. 1. a detective. 2. a police officer. [1925 30; of obscure orig., though popularly derived from either Yiddish shames SHAMMES or the Ir male given name Séamas] * * * … Universalium
