Gumshoe

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/

Full definition of gumshoe

Noun

1. A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
2. (slang) A detective.
• 1920, William MacLeod Raine, The Big-Town Round-Up, ch. 20,"Who's this gumshoe guy from the bush league tailin' us?"

Synonyms

• (detective) detective, dick, private eye