Synonyms of the word

shamus

• n. A private detective.

detective

• n. (law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
• n. A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

operative

• adj. Effectual or important.
• adj. Functional, in working order.
• adj. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
• adj. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
• adj. Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
• n. An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
• n. A spy, secret agent, or detective.
• n. A participant in an operation.

sherlock

• v. Alternative letter-case form of Sherlock.