Definition of shamus in English:

shamus

noun ˈʃeɪməsˈʃeɪməs

North American informal

A private detective.
Example sentencesExamples
- Chandler, to whom pulp fiction had come late in life, had written his first Marlowe novel, ‘The Big Sleep, ‘in 1939, followed by six more novels about the L.A. shamus.
- Switchblade in hand, Polanski advances on the cornered shamus, chastising Gittes for being a ‘nosy guy.’
- ‘This isn't some tacky shamus [private eye] getting caught out,’ said one media executive.
- The criminals are more interesting than the stoic shamus.

Origin

1920s: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

famous, ignoramus, Seamus

Definition of shamus in US English:

shamus

nounˈSHāməsˈʃeɪməs

North American informal

A private detective.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘This isn't some tacky shamus [private eye] getting caught out,’ said one media executive.
- Chandler, to whom pulp fiction had come late in life, had written his first Marlowe novel, ‘The Big Sleep, ‘in 1939, followed by six more novels about the L.A. shamus.
- The criminals are more interesting than the stoic shamus.
- Switchblade in hand, Polanski advances on the cornered shamus, chastising Gittes for being a ‘nosy guy.’

Origin

1920s: of unknown origin.

单词	shamus
释义	Definition of shamus in English: shamus noun ˈʃeɪməsˈʃeɪməs North American informal A private detective. Example sentencesExamples Chandler, to whom pulp fiction had come late in life, had written his first Marlowe novel, ‘The Big Sleep, ‘in 1939, followed by six more novels about the L.A. shamus. Switchblade in hand, Polanski advances on the cornered shamus, chastising Gittes for being a ‘nosy guy.’ ‘This isn't some tacky shamus [private eye] getting caught out,’ said one media executive. The criminals are more interesting than the stoic shamus. Origin 1920s: of unknown origin. Rhymes famous, ignoramus, Seamus Definition of shamus in US English: shamus nounˈSHāməsˈʃeɪməs North American informal A private detective. Example sentencesExamples ‘This isn't some tacky shamus [private eye] getting caught out,’ said one media executive. Chandler, to whom pulp fiction had come late in life, had written his first Marlowe novel, ‘The Big Sleep, ‘in 1939, followed by six more novels about the L.A. shamus. The criminals are more interesting than the stoic shamus. Switchblade in hand, Polanski advances on the cornered shamus, chastising Gittes for being a ‘nosy guy.’ Origin 1920s: of unknown origin.
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