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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dick, hawkshaw |
| Type of | detective, investigator, police detective, tec |
Examples of gumshoe
gumshoe
For sake of the community, Mr. Canalis, encourage reporters to gumshoe reporting.
From the ocregister.com
Glass's name comes up whenever the latest instance of gumshoe malfeasance arises.
From the theatlantic.com
All the while Zelazny slips easily between gumshoe prose and lyrical word poetry.
From the npr.org
Mysteries have introduced a seemingly infinite number of gumshoe protagonists.
From the sacbee.com
William H. Macy brings seen-it-all likability to Frank Levin, Mick's gumshoe.
From the post-gazette.com
Today, the typical gumshoe charges at least $35 an hour for snooping and stakeouts.
From the time.com
Just what kind of challenge would your unfaithful self provide for a gumshoe?
From the time.com
Though she has no training in the detective sciences, Precious is a natural gumshoe.
From the fresnobee.com
No longer the need for the high-priced gumshoe to follow someone around.
From the forbes.com
- Dick: someone who is a detective
- Arctic: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- Gumshoe is a 1971 film, and was the directorial debut of British director Stephen Frears.
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is a book-based game published by Sleuth Publications in 1981. A deluxe edition was released in a leatherette binder; the game was also published in a more traditional boxed version. In 1985, it won the Spiel des Jahres award.
- Gumshoe is a video game developed and published by Nintendo for the NES and released on June 6, 1986 in the United States, and on June 15, 1988 in Europe. Gumshoe is played using the NES Zapper. The game was designed by Yoshio Sakamoto .
- A sneaker or rubber overshoe; A detective
- Detective; also gumshoeing = detective work
- US, derogatory, slang for detectives, who are ostensibly wearing soft-heeled shoes or Hush Puppy shoes so they can follow suspects without being noticed.
- American slang term for detectives.
