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police detective vs gumshoe

gumshoe vs police detective

police detective and gumshoe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
police detective Yes No No No
gumshoe Yes No No No
As nouns, gumshoe is a hyponym of police detective; that is, gumshoe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than police detective:
  • police detective: a police officer who investigates crimes
  • gumshoe: someone who is a detective
Other hyponyms of police detective include dick, hawkshaw, plainclothesman, tracer.
police detective (noun) gumshoe (noun)
a police officer who investigates crimes a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
someone who is a detective
Difference between police detective and gumshoe

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