gumshoe



gumshoe

(ˈgəmˈʃu)
n. a policeman or a detective. (Underworld. Also a term of address. So named for wearing silent, gum-rubber soles.) Has that gumshoe been around asking questions again?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MehveŞ-Turkish
DorianDAWR-ee-ən (English)English, French
Bowen['bəuən]
Corneillekor-NAYFrench (Archaic)
KlÁRa-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Feliu-Catalan