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Definition of Gumshoe
1. Noun. Someone who is a detective.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Detective, Investigator, Police Detective, Tec
2. Noun. A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow.
Definition of Gumshoe
1. Noun. A sneaker or rubber overshoe. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) A detective. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gumshoe
1. to investigate stealthily [v -SHOED, -SHOEING, -SHOES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gumshoe
Literary usage of Gumshoe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tattlings of a Retired Politician by Forrest Crissey (1904)
"With a fierce grip on the old farmer's shoulder gumshoe blurted out: ...
When gumshoe saw that it had been opened he gave a nasty laugh and said: " If you ..."
2. Looters of the Public Domain by Stephen A. Douglas Puter, Horace Stevens (1908)
"... and upon presenting myself at the general delivery window, whom should I see
once more but my old friend Gallagher, of the gumshoe fraternity. ..."
3. La Follette's Autobiography: A Personal Narrative of Political Experiences by Robert Marion La Follette (1913)
"He came right to Madison, rented some rooms and began what he called a "gumshoe
campaign." Men were sent quietly about the state, arrangements were made for ..."
4. Creative Chemistry by Edwin Emery Slosson (1919)
"Silence is economy and resiliency is superior to resistance. A gumshoe outlasts
a hobnailed sole and a rubber tube full of air is better than a steel tire. ..."
5. Adventures in Interviewing by Isaac Frederick Marcosson (1919)
"... helping men like EH Harriman, Thomas F. Ryan and John D. Archbold find their
tongues. Back in that good old day of gilded silence when the gumshoe was ..."
6. American Politics: Political Parties and Party Problems in the United States by James Albert Woodburn (1903)
"Sometimes the managers pursue the Hunt" policy of a "still hunt," or conduct
a "gumshoe " campaign. That is, they quietly and privately interview as many ..."
7. The Chautauquan by Chautauqua Institution (1910)
"Like the work they have accomplished elsewhere, it will be done on the "gumshoe"
plan and without fanfare ..."
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