shamus
[ shah-muh s, shey- ]
/ ˈʃɑ məs, ˈʃeɪ- /
noun, plural sha·mus·es. Slang.
a detective.
a police officer.
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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
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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
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