Gumshoe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a detective.
  2. a shoe made of gum elastic or India rubber; rubber overshoe.
  3. sneaker (def. 1).
verb (used without object), gum·shoed, gum·shoe·ing.
  1. Slang.
    • to work as a detective.
    • to go softly, as if wearing rubber shoes; move or act snoopily or stealthily.
noun
  1. a waterproof overshoe
  2. a rubber-soled shoe
  3. a detective or one who moves about stealthily
  4. a stealthy action or movement
verb -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed
  1. to act stealthily
Gumshoe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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