Synonyms of gumshoes

gumshoes

noun

plural of gumshoe

as in detectives

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

the couple paid a gumshoe to look for their missing son

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detectives
• investigators
• sleuths
• operatives
• dicks
• private detectives
• private eyes
• private investigators
• sherlocks
• shadows
• hawkshaws
• tracers
• sleuthhounds
• trackers
• plainclothesmen
• shamuses
• feds
• narks
• narcs
• G-men
• tails
• Federals