SHAMUS


Meaning of SHAMUS in English

/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 .