ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈhōmz also -ōlmz noun
( plural sherlock holmeses )
Usage: usually capitalized S&H
Etymology: after Sherlock Holmes, detective par excellence in short stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died 1930 British writer
1. : detective ; especially : one having remarkable powers of deduction
2. : a person exhibiting unusual powers of deduction in solving any problem