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One who may be on your case
Answer for the clue "One who may be on your case ", 7 letters:
gumshoe
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"plainclothes detective," 1906, from the rubber-soled shoes they wore (which were so called from 1863); from gum (n.1) + shoe (n.).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Gumshoe is a 1971 film, and was the directorial debut of British director Stephen Frears . Written by local author Neville Smith , who appears as Arthur, the film is set in Liverpool with Albert Finney playing the role of Eddie Ginley. Ginley is a bingo-caller ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who is a detective [syn: dick , hawkshaw ] a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: arctic , galosh , golosh , rubber ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A sneaker or rubber overshoe. 2 (context slang English) A detective.
Usage examples of gumshoe.
Now, though, as we near the millennium, we have a new breed of feminist gumshoes, spearheaded by Sharon McCone, V.
He knew all about grade creep in Washington, but this guy was no midlevel gumshoe.
And yet a collar-sniffing gumshoe dick with a combover had somehow gotten the drop on him, pulled off his mask, shown him for what he really was.
It was important not to get caught up in fantasies of magnifying glasses and cigar ash, or gumshoe with handgun.
In time, Watkins thought, the gumshoe might be in danger of becoming the gunbutt, with his ass parked for hours in front of either a mobile VDT or one on a desk at HQ.