English Explanatory Dictionary

shamus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A private detective; originally, a policeman or police detective.
name
  1. Alternative spelling of Seamus.

Pronunciation

shä'məs /ˈʃɑːməs/ shā'məs /ˈʃeɪməs/

Word forms

shamus shamuses shami

Etymology

Said to be from the Irish name Séamus, on account of many American police officers being of Irish descent.

Derived words

shamus
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary