shamus sham subject • shan · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · shamus · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information. Synonyms: private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, sherlock. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · private detective · · Synonym 1 pi · · Synonym 2 private eye · · Synonym 3 private investigator · · Synonym 4 operative · · Synonym 5 sherlock · · Synonym 6 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 h latin small letter h U+0068 m latin small letter m U+006D s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075