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单词 shamus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sha•mus  (shä′məs, shā′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mus•es. [Slang.]
  1. a detective.
  2. a police officer.
  • of obscure origin, originally, though popularly derived from either Yiddish shames shammes or the Irish male given name Séamas 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shamus /ˈʃɑːməs ˈʃeɪ-/ n ( pl -muses)
  1. US slang a police or private detective
Etymology: probably from shammes, influenced by Irish Séamas James
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