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Showing words for SHAMUS using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Shamus

samshu, shamus

5 Letter Words for Shamus

hamus, humas, masus, musha, shams, smash, smush, ushas

4 Letter Words for Shamus

ahum, amus, hams, haum, huma, hums, huss, mahu, mash, mass, masu, musa, mush, muss, samh, sash, saum, sham, shua, sums

3 Letter Words for Shamus

ahs, ahu, amu, ash, ass, auh, aum, ham, has, hau, hum, mas, mau, msh, mss, mus, sah, sam, sau, sha, sma, ssh, ssu, sum, sus, uhs, uma, ums, usa, ush

Definitions for Shamus

[1] a detective.
[2] a police officer.
[3] US slang a police or private detective

Words related to Shamus

sleuth, reporter, agent, spy, informer, prosecutor, fink, eye, snoop, tail, scout, bull, shadow, analyst, cop, eavesdropper, constable, gumshoe, dick, fed

Words nearby Shamus

shamoy, shampoo, shamrock, shamrock-pea, shamshir, shamus, shan, shan state, shan't, shandong, shandrydan

Origin of Shamus

1925–30; of obscure origin, though popularly derived from either Yiddish shames shammes or the Irish male given name Séamas

Word origin for Shamus

probably from shammes , influenced by Irish Séamas James

Synonyms for Shamus

agent, informer, police officer, private eye, private investigator, prosecutor, reporter, sleuth, spy, analyst, bloodhound, bull, constable, cop, dick, eavesdropper, eye, fed, fink, flatfoot, gumshoe, nark, peeper, roper, scout, sergeant, shadow, shoofly, snoop, tail, P. I., Sherlock Holmes, bird dog, plainclothes officer, slewfoot