SHAMUS


Meaning of SHAMUS in English

[sha.mus] n [perh. fr. Yiddish shames shammes; fr. a jocular comparison of the duties of a sexton and those of a store detective] (1925) 1 slang: police officer

2. slang: private investigator

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