gumshoenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/us/ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/US old-fashionedinformal for detective (= someone whose job is to discover facts about a crime)
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Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- APB
- breath test
- breathalyse
- Breathalyser
- fingerprint
- frisk
- genetic fingerprinting
- informant
- lie detector
- manhunt
- mugshot
- neighbourhood watch
- offender profile
- RBT
- reconstruction
- reward
- rogues' gallery
- sleuth
- videofit
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