Definitions for shamus
ˈʃɑ məs, ˈʃeɪ-shamus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlocknoun

   someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shamusnoun

   A private detective.

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1. shamus

   A shamus is slang term originating from Yiddish, used in reference to a private detective or investigator. It can also refer to a policeman or a person in a position of authority in a Jewish synagogue.

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1. Shamus

   Shamus is a computer game written by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software. Originally released for the Atari 8-bit computers in 1982, it was later ported to a number of platforms including the VIC-20, Commodore 64, TRS-80 Color Computer, TI-99/4A, IBM PC and Nintendo Game Boy Color; several of these ports were made by Atarisoft. It was followed by a sequel Shamus: Case II, available on the Atari and C64. William Mataga's original version was 16k in size and released on disk, tape, and cartridge for the Atari 8-bit family. The VIC-20 port was 8k and contained only 32 levels. Other releases were either on disk or tape. In 1999, Mataga developed an improved remake for the Game Boy Color. The original Shamus is notably incompatible with any of the Atari 8-bit family except the 400/800. Official ports of both Shamus and Shamus: Case II are available for iOS devices.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHAMUS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shamus is ranked #90495 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shamus surname appeared 204 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shamus.
   
   97.5% or 199 total occurrences were White.

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1. • Detective

How to pronounce shamus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shamus in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shamus in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shamus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shamus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shamus
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=shamus
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html