Gumshoe
WordNet
noun
(1) A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
(2) Someone who is a detective
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
- A detective.
- 1920, William MacLeod Raine, The Big-Town Round-Up, ch. 20,
- "Who's this gumshoe guy from the bush league tailin' us?"
- 1920, William MacLeod Raine, The Big-Town Round-Up, ch. 20,