Meaning

2 senses

  1. A sneaker or rubber overshoe.

    гало́шаgalóša

  2. (slang)A detective.

    Schnüffler

    детекти́вdetektív

    someone who is a detective

Examples

1 sentences

  1. He's a gumshoe.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
sneaker or rubber overshoe:
slang: a detective:
Deutsch
slang: a detective:

Origin

From gum + shoe.

From gum + shoe.

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Forms

plural: gumshoes
Singulargumshoe
Pluralgumshoes

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
detectiveB1dickprivate eyesleuth
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gumballgummygumptiongunA2gunfight
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