Synonyms and Antonyms of shamus
1
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
- a hard-bitten L.A. shamus who, when he's not battling crooks, is locking horns with his superiors
bobby [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, officer, police officer, policeman
patrolman, policewoman
detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, investigator, plainclothesman, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound
marshal (also marshall), sheriff, trooper
peace officer
captain, lieutenant, sergeant
constabulary, heat [slang], man, police, police force
operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator
2
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons
- he's a shamus who mostly finds evidence to use in divorce cases
detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound
