shamus vs sherlock

shamus and sherlock both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shamus	Yes	No	No	No
sherlock	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shamus and sherlock are synonyms defined as:

shamus and sherlock: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations

Other synonyms of shamus include operative, PI, private detective, private eye, private investigator.

shamus (noun)	sherlock (noun)
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations	someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations