Associations to the word «Shamus»

Wiktionary

SHAMUS, noun. A private detective.

Dictionary definition

SHAMUS, noun. Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras