- A police officer.
- A private investigator.
[Perhaps from the Irish name Seamus, James.]
shamus
Dictionary:
sha·mus (shä'məs, shā'-)  |
n. Slang
| WordNet: shamus |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Synonyms: private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, sherlock
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Mentioned in
- Serving Life EP (1997 Album by Shamus)
- Shamus (Rap Artist, '90s, 2000s)
- Crimewave (Rap Band, 2000s)
- A Matter of Wife... and Death (1976 Crime Film)
- Doug McKeon (Actor, Director, Drama)
- Man Killer (1933 Mystery Film)
- Brian Dennehy (Actor, Director, Writer, Drama/History)
- Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (English composer & educator)
- International Fight League, Inc. (Public Company)
- Scripture Won: The Beginning Of... (2002 Album by Crimewave)
- Kevin Conway (Actor, Director, Drama/History)
- Barry Beckerman (Writer, Thriller/Mystery)
- Shamus Culhane (Actor, Children's/Family/Science & Technology)
- The Unchained Goddess: Bell Science (TV Episode) (1958 Science & Technology TV Episode)
