shamus

IPA: ʃˈeɪmʌs

noun

  • (US, slang) A private detective; originally, a policeman or police detective.
  • Alternative spelling of Seamus. [A male given name from Irish.]
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Examples of "shamus" in Sentences

  • Posted September 27, 2004 11: 39 PM shamus writes:
  • By shamus cooke (about the author) Page 2 of 2 page (s) opednews. com Permalink
  • By shamus cooke (about the author) Page 1 of 2 page (s) opednews. com Permalink
  • True shamus but all that means is that low interest rates make the cost of borrowing lower.
  • Venezuela by wagelaborer on Monday, Jan 4, 2010 at 4: 00: 52 PM the market ... by shamus cooke on Monday, Jan 4, 2010 at 6: 11: 15 PM
  • Well Jeff by Michael Shaw on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 at 1: 41: 54 PM re: michael by shamus cooke on Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 at 11: 29: 52 PM
  • Operating a cash-poor shamus practice in Edinburgh, occasionally bringing along his precocious daughter from a broken marriage, Brodie is clearly more of a doer than a brooder.
  • While investigating the murder of a treasure hunter found dead in a long-abandoned nightclub, seeking a piece of vintage diamond bling called the "Blue Butterfly" think "Maltese Falcon" as a priceless necklace, Castle discovers the 1947 diary of shamus Joe Flynn.

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