1. A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
   "He put on his gumshoes before walking through the slush";
   - arctic [N. Amer], galosh, golosh, rubber [N. Amer]
    
2. [N. Amer, informal] Someone who is a detective
   "The gumshoe discreetly tailed the suspect through the crowded streets";
   - dick [N. Amer, informal], hawkshaw [informal]

Derived forms: gumshoes

Type of: detective, investigator, overshoe, police detective, tec

Encyclopedia: Gumshoe, the Hardboiled Detective in the 30s