/shah"meuhs, shay"-/ , n. , pl. shamuses . Slang.
1. a detective.
2. a police officer.
[ 1925-30; of obscure orig., though popularly derived from either Yiddish shames SHAMMES or the Ir male given name Séamas ]
/shah"meuhs, shay"-/ , n. , pl. shamuses . Slang.
1. a detective.
2. a police officer.
[ 1925-30; of obscure orig., though popularly derived from either Yiddish shames SHAMMES or the Ir male given name Séamas ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012